After the death of his infant sister, 8-year-old American boy Wes tells his grieving parents that he is a Mongolian goat-herder who was born in the wrong place. Joined by an ambitious young filmmaker named Ismail, Wes leads his family to Mongolia on a soul-searching journey.
On June 18, 2015, it was reported that Julie Kirkham was to produce a feature film titled Burn Your Maps, written and directed by Jordan Roberts. The film was green-lit by producer Mark Canton a few days prior to Kirkham's death.[1]Burn Your Maps is a feature film adaptation of author Robyn Joy Leff's short story of the same name. Canton and Courtney Solomon serve as producers under their Cinelou Films banner, with Patrick Aiello producing through his Patrick Aiello Productions.[2]Jonathan Goldsmith composed the film's musical score.[3]
Burn Your Maps first screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016, and had its red carpet premiere at the festival on September 15.[10] It was initially scheduled for limited release on February 24, 2017, before expanding at a later date.[11] The release date was subsequently pushed back to March 17, 2017, with a wide release following on March 24, 2017.[12] However, it was ultimately pulled from the schedule.[13]
Vertical Entertainment distributed the film in the United States. The film was distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures as part of a six-film deal with Cinelou.[14] It was released on June 21, 2019.[15]
Critical reception
Burn Your Maps holds a 67% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.04/10.[16] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 50 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average".[17]
