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French Thriller About Syrian Exiles ‘Ghost Trail’ Wins Top Prize at El Gouna Film Festival
Jonathan Millet’s thriller about Syrian exiles in France 'Ghost Trail' took the Golden Star for narrative film at this year’s El Gouna Film Festival.
Adam Bessa also took the best actor award for “Ghost Trail,” with Laila Abbas’s comedy about the Islamic Sharia Law “Thanks for Banking With Us!” and Meryam Joobeur’s drama about a Tunisian family navigating their son’s strenuous return from war “Who Do I Belong To” received the El Gouna Star for the best Arab film. Documentary-wise, Farah Kassem’s “We Are Inside” received the Golden Star for documentary film, with Johan Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat” and Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s “A New Kind of Wilderness” taking Silver and Bronze. El Gouna Silver Star for Short Film“How We Got Mother Back” by Gonçalo WaddingtonPortugal“An Orange From Jaffa” by Mohammed AlmughanniPalestine, Poland, France
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