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Director
  
Andy Goddard

Music director
  
Gruff Rhys

Duration
  

Language
  
English

5.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Screenplay
  
Celyn Jones, Andy Goddard

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Release date
  
23 June 2014 (2014-06-23) (EIFF) 7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)

Writer
  
Andy Goddard, Celyn Jones

Cast
  
Elijah Wood
(John M. Brinnin),
Celyn Jones
(Dylan Thomas),
Kelly Reilly
(Caitlin),
Steven Mackintosh
(Jack),
Shirley Henderson
(Shirley),
Kevin Eldon
(Stanley)

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Tagline
  
Never Meet Your Heroes

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Set Fire to the Stars is a 2014 British semi-biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas with supporting roles by Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh, Shirley Henderson, and Kevin Eldon. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014.

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Premise

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In 1950 New York, Harvard graduate and aspiring poet John M. Brinnin (Elijah Wood) embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hero, acclaimed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Celyn Jones).

Cast

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  • Elijah Wood as John M. Brinnin
  • Celyn Jones as Dylan Thomas
  • Kelly Reilly as Caitlin Thomas (née Macnamara)
  • Steven Mackintosh as Jack
  • Shirley Henderson as Shirley
  • Kevin Eldon as Stanley
  • Steve Spiers as Mickey
  • Maimie McCoy as Rosie
  • Richard Brake as Mr. Unlucky
  • Andrew Bicknell as Loomis
  • Kate Drew as Janet
  • Adam Gillen as Harvey
  • Nicola Duffett

    • Release

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    Set Fire to the Stars premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival.

    Reception

    The film received mixed reviews from critics. It currently holds a 52% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews. The consensus states: "Set Fire to the Stars doesn't quite do justice to its legendary real-life protagonist, but thanks to Celyn Jones' spirited performance, it occasionally comes close." On Metacritic, the film has a 48 out of 100 rating based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

    References

    Set Fire to the Stars Wikipedia
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    Set Fire to the Stars IMDb Set Fire to the Stars themoviedb.org