SILVER

[LES FANTÔMES]
Having escaped the brutal Syrian regime after serving time in a military prison, former literature professor Hamid (Adam Bessa) is consumed by revenge and ravaged by survivor’s guilt. Now living in Strasbourg, France, he is part of a clandestine operation hunting down Syrian war criminals across Europe. When Hamid finally locates the man who subjected him to violent torture, a breathless cat-and-mouse chase ensues. As he gets closer to finding his mark, Hamid must ask how far he is willing to go for justice. A pulse-pounding spy thriller, Jonathan Millet’s narrative debut recalls the gritty paranoid films of the 1970s and premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. –Josh Gardner

Official Selection, 2024 Chicago and London film festivals. DIR/SCR Jonathan Millet; SCR Florence Rochat; PROD Pauline Seigland. France/Germany/Belgium, 2024, color, 108 min. In English, French and Arabic with English subtitles. NOT RATED