Film Days of the Mediterranean: LES FANTÔMES – THE SHADOW HUNTERS

38th Film Days of the Mediterranean 22.1. – 2.2.2025 Karlstorkino, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 3, 69126 Heidelberg, admission €10, reduced €7.50, members Medienforum €6, advance ticket sales online: www.filmtage-mittelmeer.de or at the Karlstorkino (one hour before the first screening until the last film) or at the Montpellier-Haus (during opening hours). Hamid is part of a secret group that pursues the fugitive leaders of the Syrian regime. His mission takes him to France, on the trail of his former torturer, whom he must confront. In this cat-and-mouse thriller inspired by true events, Adam Bessa (winner of the acting award in Cannes Un certain regard 2022) and Tawfeek Barhom (THE KAIRO CONSPIRACY) shine with outstanding performances. THE SHADOW HUNTERS opened the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes last year.

France, Belgium, Germany 2024

Director: Jonathan Millet

Cast: Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter, Hala Rajab

105 min. | arabic/french original language

After studying philosophy, Jonathan Millet (*1985 in Paris) spent many years filming distant or inaccessible countries for image databases. He traveled to and filmed around 50 countries with his camera alone. He then directed several documentaries and short films, which were shown at numerous festivals. DIE SCHATTENJÄGER is his first full-length feature film.