CFD 25|Ghost Trail

Glocal Images International Competition Section
Ghost Trail
105', 2024, France, Germany, Belgium

Hamid is part of a secret group pursuing the Syrian regime’s fugitive leaders. His mission takes him to France, on the trail of his former torturer whom he must confront. Based on true events.

After studying philosophy, Jonathan Millet spent many years filming distant or inaccessible countries for image databases. Alone with his camera, he travelled through and filmed about fifty countries (Iran, Sudan, Pakistan, all of South America, the Middle East, and extensively throughout Africa). He was encouraged especially to go to the most remote regions. This is where he began to learn to capture faces, spaces, to convey an atmosphere in a few shots. After this experience, he directed the feature-length documentary Ceuta, Douce Prison selected in over 60 international festivals, followed by Tell Me About the Stars filmed in Antarctica, and La Disparition filmed in the Amazon. He then directed several short films selected in numerous festivals (Clermont-Ferrand, Pantin, Palm Springs, Brest...), including Et Toujours Nous Marcherons selected for the César Awards in 2018, and the medium-length film The Wake, which had a theatrical release. That same year, he was nominated as a Talent in Short Films. Ghost Trail is his first fiction feature film.

Directed by Jonathan Millet
Screenplay Jonathan Millet, Florence Rochat
Cinematography Olivier Boonjing
Editing Laurent Sénéchal
Art direction Esther Mysius
Music YUKSEK
Costume design Anne-Sophie Gledhill
Sound design Nicolas Waschkowski, Tobias Fleig, Simon Apostolou
Cast Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter, Hala Rajab, Shafiqa El Till, Sylvain Samson, Mohammad Saboor Rasooli
Producer Pauline Seigland - Films Grand Huit
Co-producers: Nicole Gerhards - Niko Film, Julie Esparbes - Hélicotronc, Voo, Betv, Shelter Prod
International sales MK2 Films

Filmography
2024 Ghost Trail

Selected Awards
Nominated for Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival, France, 2024.
Best Feature Award, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2024.
Best Film Award, Lisbon Film Festival LEFFEST, Portugal, 2024.
Golden Star & Best Actor Awards, Feature Narrative Competition, El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt, 2024.