Phantom Islands (2018)
Overview
Phantom Islands is an experimental film that exists at the boundary of documentary and fiction. It follows a couple adrift and disoriented in the stunning landscape of Ireland’s islands. Yet this deliberately melodramatic romance is constantly questioned by a provocative cinematic approach that ultimately results in a hypnotic and visceral inquiry into the very possibility of documentary objectivity.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.845 |
Directed By
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Crew
Katie McFadden
Pouya Ahmadi
Jann Clavadetscher
Vicky Langan
Michael Higgins
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Maximilian Le Cain
Amanda Feery
Jann Clavadetscher
Alan Fitzpatrick
Atoosa Pour Hosseini
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Conor Horgan
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