''Touched with Fire'' is a 2015 American

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directed and written by

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and starring

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Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film '' Swing Shift''. Her other film roles include '' ...And Justice for All'' (19 ...

Griffin Dunne Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in '' An Amer ...

and

Bruce Altman Bruce Altman (born July 3, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Early life Altman was born in The Bronx, New York. He is of Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish ...

. The film is about two

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poets who meet in a psychiatric hospital and fall in love. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by

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. It 'draws' on the book of the same name by

Kay Redfield Jamison Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American clinical psychologist and writer. Her work has centered on bipolar disorder, which she has had since her early adulthood. She holds the post of the Dalio Professor in Mood Disorders and Ps ...

, and the book features in the plot.

Cast

as Carla *

as Marco *

as Sara *

as George *

as Donald * Alex Manette as Eddy * Edward Gelbinovich as Nick Quadri *

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as Dr. Lyon * Genevieve Adams as Susan * Rob Leo Roy as Gary

Production

Filming began on April 10, 2013, in

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Release

The film premiered at

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on March 15, 2015.

acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 19, 2015. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions.

Reception

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 6.06/10.

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