Fireflies in the Garden

A widowed professor’s family fractures after a child’s death forces them to confront long-buried secrets. A quiet, measured look at grief’s slow erosion of connections. Carried by Willem Dafoe’s understated turn.

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Dennis Lee directed Fireflies in the Garden in 2008. See Dennis Lee's full filmography, where to start with Dennis Lee, or where to go after you've seen everything by Dennis Lee.

Fireflies in the Garden was released in 2008 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.