Ghost Trail

In this intense thriller, a Syrian refugee in France hunts for the man who tortured him while he was held captive in Syria.

Hamid was once a professor of literature in Aleppo, but his life was completely shattered when he was imprisoned by the authorities and subjected to prolonged torture. He barely escaped with his life, but his wife and daughter were killed in a bombing. After moving to France, he begins working for a secret European organization that tracks down and arrests Syrian war criminals. He is tasked with finding Sami Hanna, also known as Harfaz, the man who tortured him in prison. Hamid becomes obsessed with tracking him down and becomes convinced that Harfaz is hiding under the guise of a university student named Hasaan.

Ghost Trail had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024 and was nominated for two César Awards in France.

Pub Talks: Literature Beyond Bars | Living and Narrating Prisons in Arabic

Teresa Pepe talks about prison literature in Arabic, from the 1950s to the present, mentioning key literary text written by political prisoners across the Arab region. We provide intellectual enrichment – with the opportunity to purchase something nice at the bar – before the screening of GHOST TRAIL on Sunday, April 6.

The mini-lecture is done in collaboration with Litteraturhuset and takes place in the Vika Basement from 17.45 to 18.05. You do not need a ticket for the film to attend the event.

Director

Jonathan Millet (b. 1985) is a French filmmaker. He has several years of experience with documentary and short films and made his first feature-length documentary, Tell Me About the Stars, in 2017. He has also directed several short films that have been screened worldwide. Ghost Trails is his feature film debut.

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