Charlize Theron wants people to know she's just like everyone else. Even though the Oscar-winning actress makes regular appearances looking glamorous on red carpets for her new film, she says people shouldn't confuse the real her with her movie star image.

The 33-year-old actress's latest movie is "The Burning Plain", a drama about the troubled relationship between a woman and her mother.

It's directed by Guillermo Arriaga - the writer of heavy-weight pictures like "Babel" and "21 Grams".

Theron says she admires him for embracing death as a theme in his movies.

"The Burning Plain" stars Charlize Theron as a troubled Oregon restaurant manager who is forced to confront her past when a mysterious visitor arrives from Mexico.

Cinematographer Rober Elswit, who won an Oscar for "There Will Be Blood", has been lauded for stunning shots of the New Mexico desert.

(CCTV March 17, 2009)