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Theres always a hurdle when it comes to films about hazing or even those that showcase extreme military submission. Five young men pledge lambda lambda phi fraternity at. Now, a new netflix movie called burning sands looks to further explore the epidemic of fraternity hazing. Burning sands movie stars trevor jackson, alfre woodard, steve harris, tosin cole, deron horton and trevante rhodes. Burning sands takes you on a raw, voyeuristic journey of fraternity pledging through the eyes of one favored pledgee, who is torn between honoring a code of silence or standing up against the. He is a favored pledgee who torn between honoring his.
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Mar, 2017 as of this writing, the netflix original movie titled burning sands is certainly burning up social media with talk surrounding everything burning sands represents. While making this film, director gerard mcmurray drew from his own experiences of being hazed as a recruit for a black fraternity at university. Featuring stars trevor jackson, alfre woodard, tosin cole, deron horton, and director gerard mcmurray. Mcmurray doesnt stint on the slapstick weirdness, military movie brutality and borderline horrorfilm torture that the experience entails. Netflix is facing a lawsuit behind the film burning sands, released earlier this year.
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