Director Jonathan Millet imaginatively applies the conventions of the spy thriller to a study of trauma and PTSD. Hamid (Adam Bessa) is a bereaved Syrian immigrant living in Strasbourg and a member of a clandestine network of Syrian refugees intent on tracking down those responsible for the worst atrocities of Bashar’s regime. He is convinced, to the chagrin of his sceptical handler Nina (Julia Franz Richter), that he has identified Harfaz, a brutal criminal at whose hands Hamid suffered. A cat and mouse game ensues that will reveal much about Hamid’s psychological state.

The screening will be introduced by Marie-Pierre Richard, Programme Curator, IFI French Film Festival.

Notes by David O’Mahony.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.