Director: Robert Orr
Cast: Kacy Owens, James Oliver Wheatley, Akina Wylie, Robert Laenen, Randall J. Bacon
Burner is a 2025 American action film directed by Robert Orr, following an ex-convict single mother who fights to rebuild her life and protect her daughter when a dangerous man from her past forces her into a desperate, high-stakes confrontation.
What is Burner about?
Kiki has worked hard to put her criminal record behind her and win back custody of her teenage daughter. Life is finally on an upward trajectory — until her former partner, a ruthless drug dealer, resurfaces and shatters everything she has rebuilt. With her daughter's safety on the line and law enforcement not an option she can turn to, Kiki must face the threat head-on. She has to neutralize the danger before it consumes them both, all while staying one step ahead of consequences that could send her back to prison and cost her the child she sacrificed so much to reclaim.
Cast & crew
Director Robert Orr helms this lean thriller, bringing a grounded, street-level aesthetic to the story. Lead actress Kacy Owens carries the film as Kiki, delivering a performance rooted in maternal desperation and survival instinct. The supporting cast includes James Oliver Wheatley, Akina Wylie, Lew Temple, and Randall J. Bacon, filling out a world of pressures closing in from every side.
Context & significance
Burner taps into a storyline that resonates globally — a mother doing whatever it takes to keep her child safe. For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers who have navigated systems that did not always work in their favor, the theme of a woman outrunning her past while fighting for her family carries real emotional weight. The film is a compact, 90-minute American action thriller in the mold of low-budget genre cinema that emphasizes character pressure over spectacle. It is available in its original English audio without Persian dubbing or subtitles, making it most accessible to bilingual or English-comfortable viewers in the diaspora.
Where & how to watch
Burner is available on K-Time in its original English audio. You can stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.