Directed by Andrew Birkin, Burning Secret is a drama based on a story by Stefan Zweig. The film shows a pre-World War I European setting where Edgar meets Dr. Wenzel and forms a friendship. Dr. Wenzel, played by Klaus Maria Brandauer, charms Edgar’s mother, played by Theresa Russell, into a risky romance while playing with her feelings. The story explores desire together with manipulation and lost innocence while showing the increasing social tensions that existed at the time. The film achieves its tense atmosphere through its dark visual presentation combined with its historical period. The film stimulates the audience's thoughts about fundamental human tendencies, alongside hidden matters, and how intense fixation can devastate existence.