Ghost Song (2026): Cast, Story and Release Details

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Ghost Song is a German romance fantasy centered on Farasha and Faris, two young people whose connection begins at a graduation party and continues after death. Through dreams, Farasha finds a limited way to reunite with Faris—but only for 40 nights, giving their love story a defined final boundary.

Ghost Song is a 2026 German romance fantasy written and directed by Fatih Akin with Ruth Toma. The film follows Farasha and Faris, whose meeting at a graduation party becomes the beginning of a relationship shaped by loss and the supernatural.

After Farasha dies on the night they meet, she discovers that she can enter Faris’s dreams for 40 nights. That narrow window allows their bond to continue while placing a clear limit on their time together.

Ghost Song movie details

Story without spoilers

Farasha and Faris are both 20 when they meet at a graduation party. Their immediate connection is interrupted by Farasha’s death later that same night. Determined not to lose her connection with Faris, Farasha finds a way to cross between the living world and the world beyond it.

For 40 nights—and no longer—she can meet Faris in his dreams. The film follows the continuation of their love through this dream-world connection, with the approaching final night giving the story its central emotional tension.

What to expect

Ghost Song combines romance and fantasy around a supernatural premise involving dreams, death and a strictly limited period of reunion. Its story is built around the relationship between Farasha and Faris, as well as the question of how love can continue when the rules of their worlds no longer match.

The 40-night structure gives the film a defined time frame rather than an open-ended fantasy setup. Viewers can expect an emotionally focused love story with a dream-world element and a serious emphasis on separation, longing and the approaching end of the arrangement.

Cast and creative team

Mariam Dawoud plays Farasha, while Eren M. Güvercin portrays Faris. The cast also includes Carlotta von Falkenhayn, Gabriel Amorin, Anna Bederke, David Schütter, Lama Alhalabi as Shifa, Jale Arıkan as Rogge, and Aya Samra.

Fatih Akin directs Ghost Song and co-writes it with Ruth Toma. The film brings together Akin’s direction with Toma and Akin’s screenplay.

• Mariam Dawoud as Farasha
• Eren M. Güvercin as Faris
• Carlotta von Falkenhayn
• Gabriel Amorin
• Anna Bederke
• David Schütter
• Lama Alhalabi as Shifa
• Jale Arıkan as Rogge
• Aya Samra

Release and production context

Ghost Song is listed as a German production with German as its spoken language. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes and is scheduled for release on November 5, 2026. The production companies are Bombero International, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany and Rialto Film.

Production companies: Bombero International, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Rialto Film

Ghost Song official trailer

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With its brief supernatural connection and clear 40-night limit, Ghost Song frames romance through a story about separation and the possibility of meeting again in dreams. The film’s appeal rests on that focused premise, supported by a German cast and the writing and direction of Fatih Akin alongside Ruth Toma.

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