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Drama

French

TV-MA

Bonfire of Destiny

Episode 5

In 1897 Paris, a blaze at the Bazar de la Charite kills over 100 and shatters lives. From the ashes, three women rise: an aristocrat escaping a cruel marriage, a young heiress trapped by family duty, and her maid seeking freedom. All three fight to rewrite their destinies in a society built to silence them. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.

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Episode 5

Season 1 Episode 5 | 48m 51s

Adrienne’s refuge crumbles, Alice makes a daring choice, and Rose risks everything as lies begin to surface in Parisian society.

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