Things We Lost In The Fire is a 2007 drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Allan Loeb. The movie revolves around a recent widow who invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.The film was released in the United States and Canada on October 19, 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2008.The film has many extreme close-ups, and jumps back and forth in time several times.