Ghost Trail
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| French | Les Fantômes |
| Directed by | Jonathan Millet |
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| Produced by | Pauline Seigland |
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| Cinematography | Olivier Boonjing |
| Edited by | Laurent Sénéchal |
| Music by | Yuksek |
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| Distributed by | Memento Distribution |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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| Budget | €3.9 million[1] |
| Box office | US$1.2 million[2] |
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.
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Critical response
[edit]On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 reviews from French critics.[9]
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 | Pending | [13] |
| Best First Film | Ghost Trail | Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Jonathan Millet and Florence Rochat | Pending | |||
| Best Music | Yuksek | Pending |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The award ceremony of the 63rd Critics' Week was held on 22 May 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cannes 2024 – La production des "Fantômes" racontée par Les Films Grand Huit". Le Film Français (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Ghost Trail (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Selection – Full List & Details". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (7 November 2022). "Les Fantômes by Jonathan Millet receives an advance on receipts from the CNC". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Les Fantômes". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Programme 2024" (PDF) (in French). Critics' Week. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Colon, Tanguy (17 April 2023). "Cannes 2023 : La Semaine de la Critique livre sa sélection". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Péron, Didier (4 December 2024). "Le prix Louis-Delluc 2024 décerné à Miséricorde d'Alain Guiraudie". Libération (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2024). "'Emilia Pérez' Leads Nominations For French Lumière Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ghost Trail at IMDb
