San Sebastián Sets Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ as Opening Night Film
‘Arthouse for teenagers,’ ‘Ghost Song’s’ opening film berth marks the latest recognition for Akin who won a Berlin Golden Bear for ‘Head-On’ and Golden Globe for ‘In the Fade’ “Ghost Song” (“Geister”), from multi-prized German auteur Fatih Akin (“In the Fade”), has been set as the opening night film at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A world premiere, “Ghost Song” is hailed by the San Sebastián Festival as “a poetic drama about loss and longing.” It will bow at San Sebastián on Sept.
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‘Arthouse for teenagers,’ ‘Ghost Song’s’ opening film berth marks the latest recognition for Akin who won a Berlin Golden Bear for ‘Head-On’ and Golden Globe for ‘In the Fade’ “Ghost Song” (“Geister”), from multi-prized German auteur Fatih Akin (“In the Fade”), has been set as the opening night film at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A world premiere, “Ghost Song” is hailed by the San Sebastián Festival as “a poetic drama about loss and longing.” It will bow at San Sebastián on Sept. 18, playing in main competition, after a opening gala where Werner Herzog will accept a San Sebastián career achievement Donostia Award, giving San Sebastián’s get-go a strong German accent, after Germany has scored nine productions and coproductions at Locarno, 22 at Venice and 18 at Toronto. Sold by Beta Cinema and starring Eren M.
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- ‘Arthouse for teenagers,’ ‘Ghost Song’s’ opening film berth marks the latest recognition for Akin who won a Berlin Golden Bear for ‘Head-On’ and Golden Globe for ‘In the Fade’ “Ghost Song” (“Geister”), from multi-prized German auteur Fatih Akin (“In the Fade”), has been set as the opening night film at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A world premiere, “Ghost Song” is hailed by the San Sebastián Festival as “a poetic drama about loss and longing.” It will bow at San Sebastián on Sept.
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