Ghost Trail () is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Jonathan Millet in his feature directorial debut. It stars Adam Bessa as a Syrian man in France who pursues the man who tortured him at Sednaya Prison. It premiered on 15 May 2024 in the Critics' Week section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Caméra d'Or.
Cast Adam Bessa as Hamid Tawfeek Barhom as Harfaz Julia Franz Richter as Nina Hala Rajab as Yara Safiqa El Till as la mère d'Hamid Sylvain Samson as le chef du chantier Mohammad Saboor Rasooli as le vendeur afghan Faisal Alia as le vieil homme au centre d'accueil Pascal Cervo as le conseiller à la préfecture Mudar Ramadan as le traducteur à la préfecture Marie Rémond as la psychologue Dorado Jadiba as Jalal Fakher Aldeen Fayad as Herta Janty Omat as le volontaire Jacques Follorou as le journaliste
Release The film was selected to be screened as the opening film of the Critics' Week section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024. The film was theatrically released in France on 3 July 2024 by Memento Distribution. International sales were handled by mk2 films.
Reception
Critical response Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 reviews from French critics.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Grand Prix – Critics' Week Ghost Trail Caméra d'Or César Awards 28 February 2025 Best Male Revelation Adam Bessa Best First Film Ghost Trail Louis Delluc Prize 4 December 2024 Best First Film Lumière Awards 20 January 2025 Best Actor Adam Bessa Best First Film Ghost Trail Best Screenplay Jonathan Millet and Florence Rochat Best Music Yuksek
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