Only the Fire

Only the Fire (2013)

Drama

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.

Director: Christophe Pellet

Casts

	Mireille Perrier as Mireille
	Stanislas Nordey as Thomas / Melchior
	Françoise Lebrun as Françoise
	Adrien Dantou as Adrien
	Lucas Prisor as Lucas
	Vincent Dieutre as Friend of Thomas
	Pierre Emö as Party guest
	Louis-Ronan Choisy as Party guest
	Jean-Sébastien Chauvin as Party guest
	Yann Gonzalez as Party guest

Crew