Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Director
Susanne Bier
Main cast
Halle Berry; Benicio del Toro; David Duchovny; Alison Lohman; Sarah Dubrovsky
Genres
Drama
Description
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Susanne Bier
Main cast
Halle Berry; Benicio del Toro; David Duchovny; Alison Lohman; Sarah Dubrovsky
Genres
Drama
Description
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
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