Underplayed Gems

Ghosts (2005)

Ghosts poster
Original title
Gespenster
Directed by
Christian Petzold
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman working at a Berlin department store is drawn into the orbit of an older woman who claims to be her long-lost mother. Their fractured connection tests what it means to belong.

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What happens

Gespenster is a 2005 German film directed by Christian Petzold. Petzold also cowrote the screenplay with Harun Farocki. The film was presented at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, where it was officially entered into competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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