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Ghost Trail

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Two years after being released from Syrian jail, Hamid (break out star Adam Bessa) is making ends meet as a construction worker in the French city of Strasbourg, where, haunted by the memory of his imprisonment, the young man searches tirelessly for the man who tortured him, determined to get his revenge--but what's the real price of vengeance for the person seeking it? Inspired by true events, Jonathan Millet's deeply researched thriller excavates the too-little-examined moral dilemmas and political negligence that migrants must confront amid the struggle to rebuild their lives and take control of their destinies at the margins of contemporary French society, inviting audiences to better empathize with their country's newest residents, and better understand their place in the world--and our own.
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David Jenkins Little White Lies Ghost Trail is best when it’s playing like a pulpy spy movie, drawing on the encounters where the audience is party to information that the characters aren’t. Rated: 3/5 Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times At the genre level, the movie is riveting. It also feels freighted with something darker. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com An intimate study of trauma that plays with the gripping suspense of a globetrotting spy thriller. Rated: 3.5/4 May 30, 2025 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Filmmaker Jonathan Millet expertly keeps the narrative locked on this central character, digging under the surface to touch on wider themes and deep emotions. Rated: 4/5 Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Steve Erickson Arts Fuse The fact that so much of its dialogue is relegated to voice-over, heard over images of Hamid walking or riding on buses, enhances the powerful impact made by his alienation from himself and others. Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Adam Bessa is a quietly restrained Syrian refugee seeking vengeance in this potent but solemn thriller rooted in real-life trauma. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Vibhas J. Intense and incredible Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/25 Full Review Richard M A must see - good date movie!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Carl V I was mildly familiar with Syrian civil war basics. But the movie was so engaging & effective that I went right home and did a deep dive on the history of the Syrian Civil War-- this additional research was very depressing unfortunately! I’m glad that in the end of the movie the rule of international law won out over extra-judicial justice! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Franck L Pure sensorial cat-and-mouse thriller. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Mathilde P A real European thriller, raw, deeply human. Not the kind of film where you'll see action or haunting flashbacks — words and feelings over images. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two years after being released from Syrian jail, Hamid (break out star Adam Bessa) is making ends meet as a construction worker in the French city of Strasbourg, where, haunted by the memory of his imprisonment, the young man searches tirelessly for the man who tortured him, determined to get his revenge--but what's the real price of vengeance for the person seeking it? Inspired by true events, Jonathan Millet's deeply researched thriller excavates the too-little-examined moral dilemmas and political negligence that migrants must confront amid the struggle to rebuild their lives and take control of their destinies at the margins of contemporary French society, inviting audiences to better empathize with their country's newest residents, and better understand their place in the world--and our own.
Director
Jonathan Millet
Producer
Pauline Seigland
Screenwriter
Jonathan Millet, Florence Rochat
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Films Grand Huit, arte France Cinéma, Hélicotronc, NiKo Film
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
May 30, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 8, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.8K
Runtime
1h 48m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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