Still from Souleymane's Story (2024), by Boris Lojkine.
Still from Souleymane's Story (2024), by Boris Lojkine.
Souleymane’s Story (L’histoire de Souleymane)
7:00 pm–8:45 pm
Directed by Boris Lojkine (France, 2024, runtime 93 min.). French, Fulah, and Malinka with English subtitles.
Racing through the streets of Paris making food deliveries by bike, Guinean immigrant Souleymane (Abou Sangare) has just two days to prepare for a life-changing asylum interview. As he rides, he recites the story he must tell—a version of himself that may or may not be enough to convince an immigration officer (Nina Meurisse) that he belongs in France. But time is short, and Souleymane isn’t ready.
A breakout hit at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Souleymane’s Story won both the Jury Prize and Best Actor for first-time performer Sangare. Drawing comparisons to the Dardenne brothers and Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, Boris Lojkine’s immersive drama offers a gripping, deeply human portrait of the undocumented experience in modern France.
“The best discovery of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Souleymane’s Story delivers a political fable with all the grit and urgency of a thriller.” —Film Stage
“Sangare is magnetic … there appears to be no limit to how much soul and sensitivity the actor can bring.” —Variety
Wheelchair accessible
With English subtitles
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