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Set Fire to the Stars (2014)

“Never Meet Your Heroes”

1h 37m·2014

IMDb5.8/10RT57%Metacritic49TMDB5.6/10

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.

Director: Andy Goddard

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