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202690 minPG-13documentary

Ghost Train

202690 minPG-13documentary

Darya Khrenova investigates the mysterious death of her grandfather, Ilya Trauberg, while exploring her family's legacy in the film industry at DEFA studio.

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Darya Khrenova investigates the mysterious death of her grandfather, Ilya Trauberg, while exploring her family's legacy in the film industry at DEFA studio.

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Darya Khrenova — a documentalist and the granddaughter of Ilya Trauberg, a successful apprentice of the great Sergey Eisenstein — is trying to solve the mystery of her grandfather’s death at DEFA studio, which he headed after WWII. During the process of the investigation she finds her family, gains more confidence, and takes up a challenge from her grandfather by directing feature films.

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