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Burning Ghost

Burning Ghost

20195.51h 47m

Overview

Juste wanders the streets of Paris looking for people only he can see. He collects their last memory before helping them into the afterlife. One day Agathe, a young woman, recognizes him. She belongs to his previous life. She is alive and he is a ghost. How will they manage to love each other and seize this second chance?

Directed by Stéphane Batut
Written by Stéphane Batut, Christine Dory, Frédéric Videau
Produced by Paul Rozenberg, Mélanie Gerin
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Thimotée Robart

Thimotée Robart

Juste

Judith Chemla

Judith Chemla

Agathe

Saadia Bentaïeb

Saadia Bentaïeb

Kramarz

D

Djolof Mbengue

Alpha

M

Marie-José Kilolo Maputu

Bailo

Cecilia Mangini

Cecilia Mangini

La nonna

Bernard Mazzinghi

Bernard Mazzinghi

L'homme au scooter

Frédéric Bonpart

Frédéric Bonpart

Le policier

Antoine Chappey

Antoine Chappey

Le père de Juste

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Le vieux fantôme

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About Burning Ghost

Burning Ghost is a drama, romance, fantasy film released in 2019. Directed by Stéphane Batut, it stars Thimotée Robart, Judith Chemla, Saadia Bentaïeb. Juste wanders the streets of Paris looking for people only he can see. He collects their last memory before helping them into the afterlife. One day Agathe, a young woman, recognizes him. She belongs to his previous life. She is alive and he is a ghost. How will they manage to love each other and seize this second chance?

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