“Ghost Song” follows two young Muslim graduates whose romance continues after Farasha drowns in a car accident, leaving her able to appear in dreams but invisible to the living. Directed by Fatih Akin, the film is presented as an accessible, visually striking supernatural romance and a Hamburg-set homage to Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire”, though the review finds it thinner, less lyrical and less philosophically rigorous than its inspiration.

Farasha is a Syrian refugee studying physics, while Faris is a German-born Muslim of Turkish descent; their brief connection is portrayed as powerful enough to survive death. The film uses glistening black-and-white photography, prominent Hamburg landmarks and Muslim traditions surrounding mourning, including a 40-day period in which Farasha can visit the living in their dreams. Despite strong performances from first-time actor Mariam Dawoud and Eren M. Guvercin, the review criticises the characters as underdeveloped and the writing as sentimental, simplistic and clunky, while suggesting the film’s youth-focused appeal could still make it a modest success.