Phantoms of July

The stories in Phantoms of July unfold across different eras, yet all are set in the East German town of Sangerhausen, famed for its wild rose gardens. One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary German cinema, Julian Radlmaier draws on the town’s medieval architecture and the poetry of Romantic writers to address pressing questions in today’s German society. Within the film’s mysterious, surreal fabric emerge tales of love, longing, and the pain of separation.