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Ghost Tropic

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After falling asleep on a Brussels' subway line, a middle-aged Muslim woman must make her way home through the city on foot.

Critics Reviews

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Glenn Kenny New York Times 08/27/2020
"Everybody needs a place to rest," Bruce Springsteen sings in one of his 1980s hits. This movie is a strong depiction of people who've richly earned such a place. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe 08/27/2020
3/4
The film is unexpectedly beautiful and hushed, the soundtrack unadorned except for occasional passages of Brecht Ameel's acoustic guitar and the cries of nighttime birds. Go to Full Review
Keith Watson Slant Magazine 08/23/2020
3/4
Bas Devos's film is a street-lit trek through the eerily empty avenues and byways of a city at sleep. Go to Full Review
Paul Attard In Review Online 06/05/2021
Ghost Tropic doesn't level much of an immediate impact but instead floats comfortably between the cracks of one's consciousness. Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 10/23/2020
I've seen some gorgeous nighttime cinematography in my time but nothing imbues more urban loneliness and isolation than images presented in Ghost Tropic. Go to Full Review
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 08/30/2020
B
Devos goes way back in technology to 16mm Kodak film to capture the rich graininess of nighttime as he follows Khadija on her journey. Go to Full Review
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isla s 09/03/2022 This film features looming urban surroundings in the dark of night that seem potentially threatening. There's not too much dialogue - its quiet a lot of the time, which may put some people off. I can see why some people compare it to 'A Girl Who Walks Home Alone at Night'. If anything, the lack of people out and about in such a surely bustling city during the day makes it seem spookier maybe. It may seem a bit bland to some but I liked it. I liked the wide panning camera shots used to show how vulnerable/isolated Khadija was. It's undoubtedly a slow moving film which will bore some but it has its plus points - I particularly liked the stringed instruments played quietly in the background, adding an extra sense of fragility. It stood out due to how quiet other scenes were, comparitively. This film won't appeal to all but I liked it and I suppose it's an example of a film in which 'less is more'. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After falling asleep on a Brussels' subway line, a middle-aged Muslim woman must make her way home through the city on foot.
Director
Bas Devos
Producer
Nabil Ben Yadir, Bas Devos, Marc Goyens, Tomas Leyers, Benoit Roland
Screenwriter
Bas Devos
Distributor
Cinema Guild
Production Co
Canvas, Kunstencentrum Buda, VAF, Windmill Film Distribution, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Telenet, Proximus, 10.80 Films, Minds Meet, Phanta Film, Quetzalcoatl, Kc N Ona, Shelter prod
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m