Things We Lost in the Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

Hope comes with letting go.

2007113 min6.6 / 10

A tender, melancholic portrait of grief and healing, where a widow and her family find unexpected solace through connection with a recovering addict.

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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