cute little satire with some good and some mid ideas. not fully engaging, but is able to tickle your fancy throughout. watch out for the nudist walkers!
Directed by Julian Radlmaier
Phantoms of July
Sehnsucht in Sangerhausen
An atmospheric, ensemble drama.
Drama
Comedy
2025
1h 30m
Ursula and Neda, an East German waitress with a broken heart and an Iranian YouTuber with a broken arm, both feel trapped and lonely in their precarious lives. One summer evening, Ursula falls for a mysterious musician from the city, while Neda is convinced that she recognized an old friend from Tehran in an equally enigmatic street sweeper. The winding paths of chance draw the two women together on an unexpected ghost hunt in the mountains...
Where to watch
Phantoms of July is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles - next screening Sunday 11 October at 19:00 at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
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Cast & crew
6What people say
theatre of class and belonging. What truly captivates, however, is the lightness of touch, the episodic structure that, not by accident, recalls the films of Hong Sang-soo.And a richly deserved word of praise for its honest yet magical perspective on the East in Germany — one that gifts it new myths, and with them a sense of home beyond the reactionary currents that would seek to exploit the landscape for their own ends.
Turquoise stones shimmer alongside the dream of unlikely community in Julian Radlmaier’s capacious and beguiling film. As interlocking stories illumine both the surreal frustrations and pleasurable delusions of romantic longing, this time-hopping fable stays satisfyingly bittersweet to the core.Now streaming here in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Australia & more.
Common questions
What is Phantoms of July about?+
It follows an East German waitress and an Iranian tourist whose paths cross in a small town during a whimsical summer quest.
Who directed Phantoms of July?+
It was directed by German filmmaker Julian Radlmaier in 2025.
Where can I watch Phantoms of July?+
Stream Phantoms of July on Mood.
