Phantoms of July
6.6
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...
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Cast
45 people
Clara Schwinning
Ursula
Also in
The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry
Trojan Boats
Maral Keshavarz
Neda
Also in
Maria hat Angst
Hotel Excelsior
Henriette Confurius
Zulima
Known for
Tribes of Europa
Transatlantic
Paula Schindler
Lotte
Also in
The Sparrow in the Chimney
Days of Night
Kyung-Taek Lie
Sung-Nam
Also in
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog
Bloodsuckers
Ghazal Shojaei
Marjam
Also in
Until Tomorrow
Happiness
Buksori Lie
Buk
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Marlene Hauser
Cellist Daniela
Known for
The Field Guide to Evil
Corsage
Jérémie Galiana
Violist Paul
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Jakob Schmidt
Norbert
Known for
Christmas Crossfire
Andreas Döhler
Proclaimer Arnulf
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Saboteurs
Luise von Stein
Grete
Also in
Pauline
Der Upir
Julian Radlmaier Director · Faraz Fesharaki Cinematographer
First release August 7, 2025 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Korean, Persian
Production
Blue Monticola
Production
WDR
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sehnsucht in Sangerhausen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Korean · Persian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 7, 2025
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Germany · November 27, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · BAFICI
Australia
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Austria
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
March 27, 2026 · Theatrical · released by Filmgarten
Germany
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Hong Kong SAR China
April 4, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Netherlands
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
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