A House on Fire follows brilliant doctor and mother Deborah Green (Stephanie March) who had the epitome of a picture-perfect life with two children, an adoring husband (Shaun Benson) and a beautiful house in an opulent neighborhood. But behind the curtain is a rocky marriage that includes Deb’s difficult bedside manner, her inability to get along with other doctors and an abuse of pills and alcohol, major envy of her husband’s successful medical career and his easy social manner, that takes a terrible turn and leaves her family and marriage in ruin.
Sam, a city dwelling single mother inherits a profitable piece of farm land from a grandfather she never knew... On the grandfather’s deathbed, he tells Sam about a ship that crash-landed on the farm, and the deal that he made to not disturb the travelers when they return. Covering up the disappearance of three missing geologists, Sam is prepared to do anything to protect her son as well as the farm’s dark secret.
Maya Dolittle piensa que no debe pasarse 7 años estudiando veterinaria puesto que puede hablar con los animales. Mientras pasea a Lucky, ayuda a un gato a bajar de un árbol hablando con él. Es descubierta y Tiffany Monaco, una estrella de Hollywood, la hace llevar a Los Ángeles para que ayude a su cachorro, que resulta ser un niño. Pronto, Maya y Tiffany crearán su propio show, "The Animal Talkers". Maya también conocerá a Brandon Turner, del cual está enamorado. Maya pronto se enterará de que el show no es para ayudar a los animales y vuelva a casa para estudiar veterinaria. También se enterará de que Brandon esta en la misma escuela que ella. Mientras tanto, Mono está fuera de Los Ángeles buscando su gran oportunidad, pero lo dejará para ayudar a Maya.
A quietly meditative drama as hermetic and allusive as a minimalist short story. Spiritual discontent of three leads is compellingly rendered, but characters are too opaque for pic to strike dramatic sparks.
