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A Ladder to the Sky

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An ambitious, handsome young writer manipulates, seduces, and plagiarizes his way to literary stardom. His obsession with climbing the ranks sends him journeying through the Amalfi Coast, Manhattan, London, and beyond — but the higher he climbs, the further he has to fall.

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Directors
Johan Renck
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Fifth Season, Ray Pictures, Nine Hours
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United States of America, Germany
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Planned

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