The Burning Season
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The Burning Season is a 1994 biographical drama film about Brazilian rubber tapper and environmental activist Chico Mendes, directed by John Frankenheimer and featuring Edward James Olmos in a prominent role.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Burning Season canonical | 2 |
| Chico Mendes in The Burning Season | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9762539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burning Season Context triple: [Edward James Olmos, notableWork, The Burning Season]
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A.
Year Without a Summer
The Year Without a Summer was the unusually cold, crop-failing year of 1816, marked by severe climate anomalies and widespread food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Surrender to the Night
Surrender to the Night is a studio album by the American post-rock band Trans Am, known for its blend of experimental rock, electronic influences, and instrumental soundscapes.
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C.
Burning Hearts
Burning Hearts is an Italian crime drama film starring Riccardo Scamarcio that explores themes of love, loyalty, and organized crime in Southern Italy.
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D.
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour is a 1938 American drama film, based on a play by Keith Winter, known for its emotionally charged story of romantic entanglements and class tensions.
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E.
Something’s Burning
Something’s Burning is a 1969 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its sultry tone and dramatic arrangement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burning Season Target entity description: The Burning Season is a 1994 biographical drama film about Brazilian rubber tapper and environmental activist Chico Mendes, directed by John Frankenheimer and featuring Edward James Olmos in a prominent role.
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A.
Year Without a Summer
The Year Without a Summer was the unusually cold, crop-failing year of 1816, marked by severe climate anomalies and widespread food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Surrender to the Night
Surrender to the Night is a studio album by the American post-rock band Trans Am, known for its blend of experimental rock, electronic influences, and instrumental soundscapes.
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C.
Burning Hearts
Burning Hearts is an Italian crime drama film starring Riccardo Scamarcio that explores themes of love, loyalty, and organized crime in Southern Italy.
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D.
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour is a 1938 American drama film, based on a play by Keith Winter, known for its emotionally charged story of romantic entanglements and class tensions.
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E.
Something’s Burning
Something’s Burning is a 1969 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its sultry tone and dramatic arrangement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| about |
deforestation
ⓘ
environmentalism ⓘ human rights activism ⓘ rubber tappers ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | the life of Chico Mendes ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ronnie Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Frankenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Tony Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | John Frankenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMemberRole | Edward James Olmos as Chico Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortrayalOf | Chico Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Chico Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gary Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays | Chico Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Peter MacGregor-Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994-09-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Cathy Tyson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward James Olmos NERFINISHED ⓘ James Naughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Gonçalves NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Havers NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ Sônia Braga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom McCamus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | William Mastrosimone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Burning Season Description of subject: The Burning Season is a 1994 biographical drama film about Brazilian rubber tapper and environmental activist Chico Mendes, directed by John Frankenheimer and featuring Edward James Olmos in a prominent role.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chico Mendes in The Burning Season