Touched with Fire
Some love breaks outside the boundaries of sanity.
Genres
Overview
Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
2016-02-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
57
Vote Average
5.982
Katie Holmes
Carla
Luke Kirby
Marco
Griffin Dunne
George
Bruce Altman
Donald
Annie Golden
Motherly Patient
Chaske Spencer
Marco's Construction Boss
Maryann Urbano
Dr. Strinsky
Christine Lahti
Sara
Celeste Lecesne
Man at Book Reading
Angela Pierce
Book Reading Attendant
Patrick Byas
Demonix
Roca
Ravenous
Jennifer Falu
Nyorican MC
Kim Rosen
Hospital Receptionist
Stephen Beach
Police Officer
Rachel Zeiger-Haag
Hospital Waiting Room Receptionist
Paul Dalio
Paul
Marcy Harriell
Psych Ward Nurse
Ted Sod
Bible Scholar Patient
Rob Leo Roy
Gary
James Miles
Marker Tattooing Patient
Edward Gelbinovich
Paranoid Patient
Catherine Combs
Tarot Reading Patient
Mike Faist
Additional Psych Ward Patient
Russell G. Jones
Group Therapist
Brent Bateman
Night Nurse
Rob Gorden
Springtime Psych Ward Receptionist
Daniel Gerroll
Dr. Lyon
Joseph Adams
Administrator of Second Hospital
Victoria Weinberg
Carla and Marco's New Female Dinner Friend
Bobby Kruger
Carla and Marco's New Male Dinner Friend
Kay Redfield Jamison
Self
Wayne Wilcox
Carla's New Boyfriend
Erick Abbate
Sammy (uncredited)
Genevieve Adams
Susan (uncredited)
Brett Berg
The Poetry Heckler (uncredited)
Jasmine Hope Bloch
Poetry Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Greg Oliver Bodine
Heckler (uncredited)
Jim Ford
Police Officer (uncredited)
Rosemary Howard
Audience at Reading of Faded (uncredited)
Anna Kuchma
Mother of the Young Child (uncredited)
Alex Manette
Eddy (uncredited)
Jon Douglas Rainey
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Nancy Ellen Shore
Literary Intellectual (uncredited)
Reginald L. Wilson
Club Patron (uncredited)
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