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A Thought of Ecstasy
4.0 / 10• 2018• 1h 30m•NR• English
RomanceMysteryThriller
Storyline
August 2019. Frank recognizes his own story of twenty years ago in a recently published book. He remembers Marie, with whom he had a relationship before she moved to the United States and disappeared from his life. Frank sets out in search of her and finds himself in a USA petrified by a heat wave and lost in suspicion and political paranoia. He heads into the desert in pursuit of Marie.
Cast & Crew
Rolf Peter Kahl
Frank Patrick
Lead
Deborah Kara Unger
Liz Archer
Ava Verne
Nina
Lena Morris
Marie / Marie's Double
Buddy Giovinazzo
Radio Presenter (voice)
JC
Joel Cairo
Richard Neiner
Karim Cherif
Skid (voice)
Lucie Pohl
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What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rolf Peter Kahl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Thought of Ecstasy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
