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Like a House on Fire

Like a House on Fire

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Like a House on Fire

2021

1h 25m

6.6(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earlier. When she arrives, she discovers that a woman who is seven months pregnant has taken her place and that her daughter no longer recognizes her.

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Production Companies

Colonelle Films

Woods Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sarah Sutherland

Sarah Sutherland

Dara

Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson

Danny

Dominique Provost-Chalkley

Dominique Provost-Chalkley

Thérèse

Margaux Vaillancourt

Margaux Vaillancourt

Isabel

Amanda Brugel

Amanda Brugel

Audrey

Hubert Lenoir

Hubert Lenoir

Jordan

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Katherine

Yanna McIntosh

Yanna McIntosh

Nancy

Michael Riley

Michael Riley

Jack

Kayla Hutton

Kayla Hutton

Bernice

Creative team

Directed by: Jesse Noah Klein
Written by: Jesse Noah Klein
Produced by: William Woods
Sarah Mannering

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