A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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Ewan McGregor
The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan
Adam Lang
Kim Cattrall
Amelia Bly
Olivia Williams
Ruth Lang
Tom Wilkinson
Paul Emmett
Timothy Hutton
Sidney Kroll
Jon Bernthal
Rick Ricardelli
Tim Preece
Roy
Robert Pugh
Richard Rycart
David Rintoul
Stranger
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Tagline
"Read between the lies."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$60,300,000
Production
R.P. Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Runteam, Studio Babelsberg, Elfte Babelsberg Film
Renovatio
April 11, 2017
Such an eerie and haunting movie… I expected just another political thriller, but this is so much more interesting… The remote setting, the media storm… the layered motivations of the characters, sexual, financial, political etc… It was also great to see cinematography that wasn’t just close ups of talking heads, which is the norm for these kinds of movies… I also liked the parallels to t...
CinemaSerf
April 14, 2024
It's quite difficult to watch this in the UK and not draw parallels with a certain real former Prime Minister - especially given the way "Lang" is rather chummily played by Pierce Brosnan. He is trying to have his memoirs written, and after an accident robs him of the incumbent, his team alight on a man who shows no interest in or has any knowledge of politics. This nameless character (Ewan McGreg...
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