When he won theUn Certain Regardjurys joint Best Actor prize forHarkain 2022,Adam Bessawasnt onstage to accept it.
You have to come back, they said.
I was like, Nah.
Adam Bessa in Critics Week opener ‘Ghost Trail.‘Cannes Critics Week
Im in the middle of nowhere right now, I cant.
So, I made a little video instead.
Though the character he plays is fictional, the story is deeply based on fact.
Adam BessaVioleta Sofia for Deadline.
Its maybe the darkest film Ive ever done, says Bessa.
This guys lost pretty much everything.
He lost his wife and his daughter during the war, and hes got nothing left except vengeance.
Its a question that I think is really, really interesting.
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Its hard to explain, he says.
Usually, darkness comes with melancholy, but, here, melancholy didnt have a place.
It was intense, but it was really interesting to dive into that.
But its really a way to get into the emotion of a film.
For me, a film is a mood, really, that the audience is going to dive into.
What was the playlist for Ghost Trail?
I moved to Paris and then I started asking around, he recalls.
How do you become Robert De Niro?
I had no f*cking idea how to do it.
We have a great relationship, he smiles.
Theyve been like godfathers in the American industry.
Theyve always been there for me.
So, whats on his bucket list?
I heard Christopher Nolan is bringing him back from retirement.
