GHOST TROPIC

Speelfilm (2019), BE/NL, drama, 85 min

De 58-jarige Brusselse Khadija reist per metro naar huis, waarop ze na een lange werkdag in slaap valt. Wanneer ze pas aan de eindhalte ontwaakt, kan ze niet anders dan haar weg naar huis te voet verder te zetten. Gedurende haar wandeling komt ze in contact met andere inwoners aan wie ze hulp vraagt en verleent.

Festivals

Wereldpremière Quinzaines des Realisateurs, Cannes FF 2019, IFFRotterdam 2019, Valletta FF Malta 2019, FID Marseille 2019, Galway Film Fleadh 2019, Guanajuato IFF 2019, Jerusalem FF 2019, New Horizons FF 2019, Hamburg FF 2019, FF Cologne 2019, Gent IFF 2019, Chicago IFF 2019, Kyiv Critics Week 2019, Thessaloniki IFF 2019 Cairo IFF 2019, Spring FF Lithuania 2019, D’A FF Spanje 2019, IndieLisboa IFF 2020, Hong Kong IFF 2021

Awards & Nominations

Guanajuato International Film Festival 2019, Winner International Feature Competition Best Film; Cairo International Film Festival 2019 Winner Silver Pyramid for Best Director, and Nominee Golden Pyramid for Best Film; Winner Chlotrudis Award 2019; Festival International de Cinéma de Marseille (FIDMarseille) 2019, Nominee GNCR Award; Film Festival Oostende 2021 Nominee Ensor Beste Film, Quetzalcoatl, Best Director (Beste Regie), Beste Actrice Saadia Bentaïeb; Galway Film Fleadh 2019, Nominee Feature Film Award Best International Film; Ghent International Film Festival 2019, Nominee Grand Prix Best Film; Hamburg Film Festival 2019, Nominee Critics Award; IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2020, Nominee Grand Prize City of Lisbon International Competition; Jerusalem Film Festival 2019, Nominee In Spirit for Freedom Award  Best Feature; T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland 2019, Nominee Grand Prix, International Competition.