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56% Critic Match
Set Fire to the Stars
“Never Meet Your Heroes”
5.6 / 10• 2014• 1h 37m•NR• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Cast & Crew
Elijah Wood
John M. Brinnin
Lead
Celyn Jones
Dylan Thomas
Kelly Reilly
Caitlin
Steven Mackintosh
Jack
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kevin Eldon
Stanley
Andrew Bicknell
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Adam Gillen
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andy Goddard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Set Fire to the Stars is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
