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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)

Things We Lost in the Fire poster
Directed by
Susanne Bier
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 397 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles to rebuild her life after her husband dies suddenly. She forms an uneasy bond with her husband's troubled best friend.

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What happens

Things We Lost in the Fire is a 2007 drama film directed by Susanne Bier, written by Allan Loeb, and starring Halle Berry, Benicio del Toro, and David Duchovny. The film was released in the United States and Canada on October 19, 2007, and in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2008. While it earned slightly favorable reviews from both critics and audiences, primarily for the acting performances, Things We Lost in the Fire was financially unsuccessful, as the film only grossed $8.5 million against its production budget of $16 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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