Rent Ghost Trail (2024)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- "Ghost Trail" opened the Cannes 2024 Semaine de la Critique and later won the Best Debut Prix Louis-Delluc for the director Jonathan Millet, who made many documentaries previously. Having survived a spell in Syria's notorious Sednaya prison, Hamid (Adam Bessa) is now part of a secret group pursuing fugitive war criminals from Assad's regime. His mission takes him to Strasbourg, on the trail of his former torturer whom he must confront.
- Actors:
- Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter, Hala Rajab, Shafiqa El Till, Sylvain Samson, Mohammad Saboor Rasooli, Faisal Alia, Pascal Cervo, Mudar Ramadan, Marie Rémond, Dorado Jadiba, Fakher Aldeen Fayad, Janty Omat, Jacques Follorou, Islam Awadi, Abdalhadi Fakhori, Abdallah Jabay, Sabrina Ould Hammouda, Deyaa Abdequader
- Directors:
- Jonathan Millet
- Producers:
- Pauline Seigland
- Voiced By:
- Nadine Joudi, Sirine Malas, Naji Alhamoud, Ammar Obeid, Ramadan Hamoud, Abo Bassel, Sipan Hasan, Mouataz Alshaltouh, Sami Darwich, Bassam Dawoud
- Writers:
- Jonathan Millet, Florence Rochat, Sara Wikler
- Aka:
- Les fantômes
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Ghost Trail
A Brilliant, Authentic, Quiet Study in PTSD/Trauma and Revenge - Ghost Trail review by PV
This is a quiet film, many scenes are wordless, but that does NOT mean it is slow of boring. I was transfixed actually, could not take my eyes off the screen.
I liked the multinational aspect of it with Arabic, French, German and occasionally English used. A film in the new genre of Middle East war and post-war movies maybe?
I liked the authenticity - the director has only done documentaries in the past, many in the Middle East, and it shows.
The co-writer of the excellent film LIE WITH ME co-wrote the screenplay here, because fiction is not non-fiction. That shows too in the structure.
This shows you do not need noisy yelling and loud music and quick edits to build jeopardy and dramatic tension. This film has both, and is often tense with dramatic tension, as the ex-prisoner stalked his prey. The ending is brilliant - no spoilers. The use of computer games as backstory is also very clever.
They say a group like this exists hunting former war criminals - so many have fled and claimed asylum in Europe incl Britain, and from all over the world. Mossad famously hunted down Nazis for decades worldwide, with many mysterious deaths from France to South America. So who knows?
If you like foreign films and have the patience to watch a quality cinematic drama which is often wordless, then you'll love this too.
5 stars. The best French film I've watched for ages.
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