Touched With Fire

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Touched With Fire

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Released Feb 12, 2016

1h 46m

Drama

Romance

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While staying at a psychiatric hospital, two manic-depressive poets (Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby) begin a romance that continues to blossom after their release.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Writer/director Dalio is the real deal - he's got a great eye and ear, and a way with visceral moments of abstract sound and imagery that place the viewer in his characters' headspace.

May 3, 2016

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David Ehrlich

Rolling Stone

Written, directed, edited, scored, and partially lived by bipolar filmmaker Paul Dalio, this intense romantic drama solely exists to prove that his so-called "disorder" isn't a dehumanizing defect.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 25, 2016

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Dalio's script doesn't always flow as smoothly as the camera work, but an air of calm authenticity should leave audiences touched, in a good way.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 19, 2016

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

A flawed but ultimately fascinating look at a delicate topic.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

It's so uneven in tone and theme that any sense of 'truth' is lost.

Rated: C

Jul 13, 2020

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Mae Abdulbaki

Movies with Mae

Anchored by outstanding performances by Holmes and Kirby, "Touched With Fire" is a unique love story that doesn't dismiss manic depression so much as it is used to enhance the story.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 5, 2019

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Emilliano Jr S

It tackles serious issue in shallow depth.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Audience Member

I thought this was decent 2.8

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/20/21

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Audience Member

"Touched by fire" opens the door to the world of people with Mania, with all its beauty and perils. A must see, especially for people who have or care for someone with bipolar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

This is an amazing and heart wrenching movie. It really gives and education in bipolar historically, medically, the view of family and most importantly from the view of the patient. I shoes not only the pain but the beauty of those with this diagnosis.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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nilufer e

I don't quite know what was missing but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Partly because I dislike Katie Holmes. Could have been so much better, acting was okay but I didn't see the drama.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Having a mother who had Bipolar-1 (the type with Maniac episodes), I can honestly say this is one of the best portrayals of how serious and detrimental mental illness is, especially bipolar disorder. Even today, doctors and other people still frequently misdiagnose this disorder because of lack of experience and knowledge of people with mebtal illness (i.e. someone who's simply just moody is NOT bipolar). That being said, the movie seemed kind of boring at times, but maybe that's because seeing bipolar disorder isn't so entertaining to me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

While staying at a psychiatric hospital, two manic-depressive poets (Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby) begin a romance that continues to blossom after their release.

Director: Paul Dalio
Producer: Jeremy Alter, Kristina Nikolova, Jason Sokoloff
Screenwriter: Paul Dalio
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Moonstruck Productions, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating: R (Brief Sexuality|A Disturbing Image|Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $138.8K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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