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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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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 Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal Mr. Bessa’s performance is a pained and bitter thing, his character committed to some form of justice even if the attempt to get it keeps him submerged in a traumatic past... May 29, 2025 Full Review Beatrice Loayza New York Times Jonathan Millet’s “Ghost Trail” takes a mostly conventional approach to this [crime thriller] blueprint, in which a protagonist loses his head (and his humanity), but it offers a novel context: the Syrian refugee crisis. May 29, 2025 Full Review Charles Johnston Spectrum Culture A masterfully restrained film with swirling storms always brewing underneath its surface. Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Emphasizing humanity over politics, this quietly powerful thriller builds a steady melancholy tension in a way that feels urgent without turning heavy-handed. May 30, 2025 Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Ghost Trail is an effective thriller, to be sure, but mostly because it's one with an overwhelming sense of regret and an active conscience. Rated: 3/4 May 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9K
Runtime
1h 48m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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