Touched with Fire (film)

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Touched with Fire
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Dalio
Written byPaul Dalio
Produced byJeremy Alter, p.g.a.
Kristina Nikolova, p.g.a.
Jason Sokoloff
Starring Katie Holmes
Luke Kirby
Christine Lahti
Griffin Dunne
Bruce Altman
CinematographyAlexander Stanishev
Kristina Nikolova
Edited byPaul Dalio
Lee Percy
Music byPaul Dalio
Production
company
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Release dates
  • March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)(SXSW)
  • February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)(United States)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$146,487 [1]

Touched with Fire is a 2015 American drama film directed and written by Paul Dalio and starring Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, Griffin Dunne and Bruce Altman. The film is about two bipolar poets who meet in a psychiatric hospital and fall in love. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions. It 'draws' on the book of the same name by Kay Redfield Jamison, and the book features in the plot. [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

Filming began on April 10, 2013, in New York City. [3]

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. [4] Roadside Attractions acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 19, 2015. [5] The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions. [1]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 6.06/10. [6]

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References

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