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The Substance of Fire (1997)

Movie"Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything."
Audience Score
72
R 1 hr 42 minMar 14th, 1997Drama
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Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 14th, 1997
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 4th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Miramax