Ghost Trail

Ghost Trail (French: Les Fantômes) 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.^[3] 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.

Ghost Trail
Theatrical release poster
French	Les Fantômes
Directed by	Jonathan Millet
Written by	Jonathan Millet Florence Rochat
Produced by	Pauline Seigland
Starring	Adam Bessa Tawfeek Barhom Julia Franz Richter Hala Rajab
Cinematography	Olivier Boonjing
Edited by	Laurent Sénéchal
Music by	Yuksek
Production companies	Films Grand Huit NiKo Film Hélicotronc VOO BE TV Shelter Prod
Distributed by	Memento Distribution
Release dates	15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) (Cannes) 3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) (France)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	France Germany Belgium
Languages	French Arabic
Budget	€3.9 million[1]
Box office	US$1.2 million[2]

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,^[4][5] where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024.^[6] The film was theatrically released in France on 3 July 2024 by Memento Distribution.^[7] International sales were handled by mk2 films.^[8]

Reception

Critical response

On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 reviews from French critics.^[9]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Cannes Film Festival	25 May 2024[a]	Grand Prix – Critics' Week	Ghost Trail	Nominated	[11]
		Caméra d'Or		Nominated	[6]
Louis Delluc Prize	4 December 2024	Best First Film		Won	[12]
Lumière Awards	20 January 2025	Best Actor	Adam Bessa	Nominated	[13]
		Best First Film	Ghost Trail	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Jonathan Millet and Florence Rochat	Nominated
		Best Music	Yuksek	Nominated

Notes

1. The award ceremony of the 63rd Critics' Week was held on 22 May 2024.^[10]

References

1. "Cannes 2024 – La production des "Fantômes" racontée par Les Films Grand Huit". Le Film Français (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. "Ghost Trail (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. Wise, Damon (15 May 2024). "'Ghost Trail' Review: Revenge Is Served Cold In Jonathan Millet's Icily Intelligent Syrian Drama – Cannes Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
4. Goodfellow, Melanie (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Selection – Full List & Details". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
5. Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
6. "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
7. Balle, Catherine; Baronian, Renaud; Valentin, Michel (2 July 2024). "Sorties cinéma du 3 juillet : Elyas, Horizon, Pompo the Cinephile... Les films à voir (ou pas)". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
8. Lemercier, Fabien (7 November 2022). "Les Fantômes by Jonathan Millet receives an advance on receipts from the CNC". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
9. "Critiques Presse pour le film Les Fantômes". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
10. "Programme 2024" (PDF) (in French). Critics' Week. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
11. Colon, Tanguy (17 April 2023). "Cannes 2023 : La Semaine de la Critique livre sa sélection". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
12. Péron, Didier (4 December 2024). "Le prix Louis-Delluc 2024 décerné à Miséricorde d'Alain Guiraudie". Libération (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
13. Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2024). "'Emilia Pérez' Leads Nominations For French Lumière Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

External links

• Ghost Trail at IMDb