Set Fire to the Stars (2014)

Directed by

Andy Goddard

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

15

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poet travels to a remote Welsh cottage to care for a volatile and famous writer. He struggles to manage the man's drinking and erratic behavior while protecting his creative work.

slow-burncontemplativepoeticintimatemelancholiccalmnostalgicliterary

What happens

Set Fire to the Stars is a 2014 Welsh semi-biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas with supporting roles by Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh, Shirley Henderson, and Kevin Eldon. The film was produced by Mad as Birds and released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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