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Touched with Fire
Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

Some love breaks outside the boundaries of sanity.

Genres

RomanceDrama

OverView

Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.982/10

Release Date

12 February 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Carla

Luke Kirby

Luke Kirby

Marco

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

George

Bruce Altman

Bruce Altman

Donald

Annie Golden

Annie Golden

Motherly Patient

Chaske Spencer

Chaske Spencer

Marco's Construction Boss

Maryann Urbano

Maryann Urbano

Dr. Strinsky

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Sara

Celeste Lecesne

Celeste Lecesne

Man at Book Reading

Angela Pierce

Angela Pierce

Book Reading Attendant

Patrick Byas

Patrick Byas

Demonix

Roca

Roca

Ravenous

Jennifer Falu

Jennifer Falu

Nyorican MC

Kim Rosen

Kim Rosen

Hospital Receptionist

Stephen Beach

Stephen Beach

Police Officer

Rachel Zeiger-Haag

Rachel Zeiger-Haag

Hospital Waiting Room Receptionist

Paul Dalio

Paul Dalio

Paul

Marcy Harriell

Marcy Harriell

Psych Ward Nurse

Ted Sod

Ted Sod

Bible Scholar Patient

Rob Leo Roy

Rob Leo Roy

Gary

James Miles

James Miles

Marker Tattooing Patient

Edward Gelbinovich

Edward Gelbinovich

Paranoid Patient

Catherine Combs

Catherine Combs

Tarot Reading Patient

Mike Faist

Mike Faist

Additional Psych Ward Patient

Russell G. Jones

Russell G. Jones

Group Therapist

Brent Bateman

Brent Bateman

Night Nurse

Rob Gorden

Rob Gorden

Springtime Psych Ward Receptionist

Daniel Gerroll

Daniel Gerroll

Dr. Lyon

Joseph Adams

Joseph Adams

Administrator of Second Hospital

Victoria Weinberg

Victoria Weinberg

Carla and Marco's New Female Dinner Friend

Bobby Kruger

Bobby Kruger

Carla and Marco's New Male Dinner Friend

Kay Redfield Jamison

Kay Redfield Jamison

Self

Wayne Wilcox

Wayne Wilcox

Carla's New Boyfriend

Erick Abbate

Erick Abbate

Sammy (uncredited)

Genevieve Adams

Genevieve Adams

Susan (uncredited)

Brett Berg

Brett Berg

The Poetry Heckler (uncredited)

Jasmine Hope Bloch

Jasmine Hope Bloch

Poetry Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Greg Oliver Bodine

Greg Oliver Bodine

Heckler (uncredited)

Jim Ford

Jim Ford

Police Officer (uncredited)

Rosemary Howard

Rosemary Howard

Audience at Reading of Faded (uncredited)

Anna Kuchma

Anna Kuchma

Mother of the Young Child (uncredited)

Alex Manette

Alex Manette

Eddy (uncredited)

Jon Douglas Rainey

Jon Douglas Rainey

Book Club Member (uncredited)

Nancy Ellen Shore

Nancy Ellen Shore

Literary Intellectual (uncredited)

Reginald L. Wilson

Reginald L. Wilson

Club Patron (uncredited)

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