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Ghostlight (2024)

Ghostlight poster
Directed by
Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 101 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged construction worker dealing with personal struggles stumbles into a local community theater production. He finds an unexpected outlet for his grief through performing in Romeo and Juliet.

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What happens

Ghostlight is a 2024 American drama film directed by Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson from a screenplay by O'Sullivan. It stars Keith Kupferer as a middle-aged construction worker who unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet. It also stars Dolly de Leon, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen, Hanna Dworkin, Tommy Rivera-Vega, Alma Washington, H.B. Ward, Dexter Zollicoffer, Deanna Dunagan, and Francis Guinan. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 14, 2024, by IFC Films and Sapan Studio. It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise towards Kupferer's performance, and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. At the 40th Independent Spirit Awards, it was nominated for Best Lead Performance (for Kupferer) and the John Cassavetes Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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