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  • Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
    Review preview for Ismael's Ghosts

    The writer-director takes great enjoyment in playing around with his various obsessions.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A filmmaker's life becomes complicated by the return of a former lover.
  • Ismael's Ghosts: Director's Cut (2017)
    Review preview for Ismael's Ghosts: Director's Cut

    How does Ismael have the derring-do to believe that all these women are there, like a bouquet, for him to choose from? He is an artist, of course, who creates his own reality.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A filmmaker's life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.

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