Ghosts (2005)

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

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.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakunsettlinglonelytenseunderstatedcerebralbrooding

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)

Trailer

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