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Ghosts

Ghosts

20056.01h 25m

Overview

Nina, an end-of-teenage orphan with mental problems, starts a new job as a garden cleaner when she meets Toni. They fell in love with each other, but soon Toni starts betraying Nina. In the meantime, Francoise is picked up at a psychic department of a Berlin hospital by her husband, Pierre. After seeing Nina, Francoise believes that she has found her kidnapped daughter Marie, but neither Toni nor Pierre believe her. Nina is unsure about what to think...

Directed by Christian Petzold
Written by Harun Farocki, Christian Petzold, Dirk Drebelow
Produced by Michael Weber, Florian Koerner von Gustorf
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Top Cast

Julia Hummer

Julia Hummer

Nina

Sabine Timoteo

Sabine Timoteo

Toni

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Françoise

Aurélien Recoing

Aurélien Recoing

Pierre

Benno Fürmann

Benno Fürmann

Oliver

Anna Schudt

Anna Schudt

Kai

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Heimleiterin

Philipp Hauß

Philipp Hauß

Mathias

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Mathias' Mutter

Peter Kurth

Peter Kurth

Vorarbeiter

Themes & Keywords

friendshipberlin, germanyunsociabilityloss of loved oneidentitydespairchildren's homehopediarycastingbaby-snatchinglgbt

About Ghosts

Ghosts is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of friendship, berlin, germany, unsociability, loss of loved one, identity, despair. Directed by Christian Petzold, it stars Julia Hummer, Sabine Timoteo, Marianne Basler. Nina, an end-of-teenage orphan with mental problems, starts a new job as a garden cleaner when she meets Toni. They fell in love with each other, but soon Toni starts betraying Nina. In the meantime, Francoise is picked up at a psychic department of a Berlin hospital by her husband, Pierre. After seeing Nina, Francoise believes that she has found her kidnapped daughter Marie, but neither Toni nor Pierre believe her. Nina is unsure about what to think...

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