Posthumous

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Posthumous

"Love, life and other lies."

2014

1h 34m

5.9(56 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Brit Marling

McKenzie Grain

Jack Huston

Liam Price

Tom Schilling

Ben

Lambert Wilson

Daniel S. Volpe

Nikolai Kinski

Kaleb Moo

Alexander Fehling

Erik Alder

Joost Siedhoff

Landlord

Peer Martiny

Curator 2

Harald Siebler

Arman Rubell

Anja Karmanski

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Directed by: Lulu Wang
Written by: Lulu Wang
Produced by: Bernadette Bürgi

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