
Ghost Trail(2024)
After being imprisoned by the Assad regime in Syria, Hamid now works undercover as part of a secret group pursuing their leaders, including the guard he suspects was responsible for his torture.


Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.

Swann Arlaud
Sylvain

Finnegan Oldfield
Gabriel

Jisca Kalvanda
Faustine

Kassem Al Khoja
Adnan

Charles Berling
Patrice
Ethan Palisson
Noah

Sophie Cattani
Camille

Andrino Mpioso
Issa

Driss Ramdi
Mourad

Mathieu Lourdel
Vincent
Escape from Raqqa is a drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, paris, france, based on true story, religious fundamentalism, istanbul, turkey, isis (daesh). Directed by Emmanuel Hamon, it stars Swann Arlaud, Finnegan Oldfield, Jisca Kalvanda. Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself into. Her husband Sylvain quickly understands that the French government is powerless to help him, so he plans with some friends a high-risk extraction operation to get his family back.
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