Burning Sands

Burning Sands

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:2017-01-24
Genre:Drama
Duration:105 min
Director:Gerard McMurray
Actors:Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton
Production:
Keywords:university

Overview:

Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.

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