The world premiere of the German drama Ghost Song (Geister), directed by Fatih Akin, will open the competitive Official Selection of the 74th edition of San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Akin will compete for the Golden Shell for the first time with the feature film starring Mariam Dawoud and Eren M. Güvercin as Farasha and Faris, who meet at a graduation party and fall in love at first sight.
When Farasha suddenly dies that same night, an extraordinary love story unfolds between two worlds, as she finds a way to meet Faris in his dreams.
Also starring in the film are Carlotta von Falkenhayn and Gabriel-Winner Amorim.
Here is the synopsis: Farasha and Faris are 20 when they meet at a graduation party – one glance that changes everything. But Farasha dies that very same night. Refusing to be separated from him, she discovers a way to cross the boundary between worlds: for 40 nights, and 40 nights only, she can meet Faris in his dreams. And so their love continues to grow, until the very last night.
German filmmaker Fatih Akin achieved world renown with Head-On (2004), recipient of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. He later won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Festival for The Edge of Heaven (2007) and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Festival for Soul Kitchen (2009).
Ghost Song completes the list of the 17 feature films to compete for the Golden Shell and other official awards at the San Sebastián Festival’s 74th edition. The competitive Official Selection includes the new films from Fatih Akin, Roberto Bueso, Fred Cavayé, Jesse Eisenberg, Nicole Garcia, Mikel Gurrea, Amanda Kernell, Pablo Larraín, Mike Leigh, Gabriel Martins, Hans Petter Moland, Benjamín Naishtat, Javier Ruiz Caldera and Yeşim Ustaoğlu, as well as the debut films from Ah Biao, Maha Harada and Tony Vahl.
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