Only the Fire (2013)

Plot Summary

At the end of June in Paris: Mireille accompanies his friend Thomas, a solitary and restless being, during a walk to Père Lachaise. Thomas is very agitated, worried. He confides to Mireille that he wishes to be cremated in the event of death. In September: after a period of holidays, Mireille returns at her home. She and his friends do not any more manage to contact Thomas. After investigation, Mireille learns that Thomas died in August, only. As he has no family his body was interred in the square of the needy of the new cemetery of Thiais. Mireille wants to honor the last wills of his friend, but the law is strict: to dig up the body and cremate it, the services of the city hall have to have the signature of a member of Thomas's family. Mireille learns that Thomas had a younger brother, Melchior. But But the young man, marginalized, abandoned for years by his older brother, refuses to sign the licence to dig up.

Full Cast & Characters

Mireille Perrier

Mireille

Stanislas Nordey

Thomas / Melchior

Françoise Lebrun

Françoise

Adrien Dantou

Adrien

Lucas Prisor

Lucas

Vincent Dieutre

Friend of Thomas

Pierre Emö

Party guest

Louis-Ronan Choisy

Party guest

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin

Party guest

Yann Gonzalez

Party guest

Director & Crew

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