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Ghost Trail
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLes Fantômes
Directed byJonathan Millet
Written by
  • Jonathan Millet
  • Florence Rochat
Produced byPauline Seigland
Starring
CinematographyOlivier Boonjing
Edited byLaurent Sénéchal
Music byYuksek
Production
companies
  • Films Grand Huit
  • NiKo Film
  • Hélicotronc
  • VOO
  • BE TV
  • Shelter Prod
Distributed byMemento Distribution
Release dates
  • 15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) (France)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
Languages
  • French
  • Arabic
Budget€3.9 million[2]
Box officeUS$1.3 million[3]

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.[4] 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

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  • 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

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The film was selected to be screened as the opening film of the Critics' Week section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival,[5][6] where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024.[7] The film was theatrically released in France on 3 July 2024 by Memento Distribution.[8] International sales were handled by mk2 films.[9]

Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 34 critics' reviews are positive.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11] On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 reviews from French critics.[12]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024[a] Grand Prix – Critics' Week Ghost Trail Nominated [14]
Caméra d'Or Nominated [7]
César Awards 28 February 2025 Best Male Revelation Adam Bessa Nominated [15]
Best First Film Ghost Trail Nominated
Louis Delluc Prize 4 December 2024 Best First Film Won [16]
Lumière Awards 20 January 2025 Best Actor Adam Bessa Nominated [17]
Best First Film Ghost Trail Nominated
Best Screenplay Jonathan Millet and Florence Rochat Nominated
Best Music Yuksek Nominated

Notes

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  1. ↑ The award ceremony of the 63rd Critics' Week was held on 22 May 2024.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ "Ghost Trail (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cannes 2024 – La production des "Fantômes" racontée par Les Films Grand Huit". Le Film Français (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ghost Trail (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Selection – Full List & Details". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2024). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils 2024 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ↑ 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). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (7 November 2022). "Les Fantômes by Jonathan Millet receives an advance on receipts from the CNC". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ghost Trail". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 February 2026. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ↑ "Ghost Trail". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Critiques Presse pour le film Les Fantômes". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Programme 2024" (PDF) (in French). Critics' Week. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Colon, Tanguy (17 April 2023). "Cannes 2023 : La Semaine de la Critique livre sa sélection". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (28 February 2025). "'Emilia Pérez' Wins Best Film at France's César Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Péron, Didier (4 December 2024). "Le prix Louis-Delluc 2024 décerné à Miséricorde d'Alain Guiraudie". Libération (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  17. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2024). "'Emilia Pérez' Leads Nominations For French Lumière Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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