Ismael's Ghosts

Ismael's Ghosts

The past never dies.

2017114 min5.5 / 10

A psychologically turbulent drama where a filmmaker's carefully constructed present unravels when his presumed-dead wife resurfaces, forcing him to confront unresolved trauma and competing loves.

Just as the disheveled and alcoholic filmmaker Ismaël embarks on a difficult new film project, his life is sent into a tailspin. His wife Carlotta, presumed dead for 20 years, come crashing back into his life creating chaos in his work and his current romantic relationship with the starry-eyed astronomer Sylvia.

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