Heaven's Burning

Heaven's Burning is a 1997 Australian crime film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Craig Lahiff.

[2] It follows the adventures of an Australian getaway driver (Crowe) and a Japanese runaway bride (Youki Kudoh) on a road trip as they are pursued by both criminals and the police.

Japanese bride Midori Takada (Youki Kudoh) arrives in Sydney with her new husband Yukio (Kenji Isomura).

Mahood and his father, Boorjan (Petru Gheorghiu), swear revenge and set out to catch Colin.

Colin and Midori eventually reach the ranch owned by his father, Cam (Ray Barrett).

David Stratton from Variety gave a favourable review, calling the film "an energetic road movie that keeps careening off in unexpected directions".

[4] Time Out's review stated the film took a while to take off, and had some criticism of the plot and acting, but noted the director "manages to balance the action and human interest".

Reviewers complained of the amount of grain in the footage, also not impressed by marks and spots on the film.

[6][7] Umbrella Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray and DVD in 2018; only the former contains extra features.