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.'Touched With Fire,' inspired by work of Johns Hopkins psychologist, explores life with bipolar disorder Dec 16, 2015, hub.jhu.edu, accessed 28 May 2021
Cast Katie Holmes as Carla Luke Kirby as Marco Christine Lahti as Sara Griffin Dunne as George Bruce Altman as Donald Alex Manette as Eddy Edward Gelbinovich as Nick Quadri Daniel Gerroll as Dr. Lyon Genevieve Adams as Susan Rob Leo Roy as Gary Joseph Adams as Dr. Bailey Kay Redfield Jamison as herself
Production The filming began on April 10, 2013, in New York City.
Release The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. Roadside Attractions acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 19, 2015. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions.
Reception
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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