The Ghost Writer

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Directed by: Roman Polanski
Overview
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.
Reviews (2)
Renovatio (Rated: 7)
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 u...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
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...
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