The Story of Souleymane

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L'histoire de Souleymane
Director Boris Lojkine
Runtime 1 h 33 min
Country France
Language French
Subtitles English

Synopsis

Souleymane (Abou Sangare) dreams of starting a new life in France. After fleeing Guinea-Bissau, he has arrived in Paris, where he is now struggling to survive. In just a few days, he faces a critical interview with the authorities that will decide the fate of his asylum application. To improve his chances, he has obtained forged documents and is trying to memorize a convincing story taught to him by his fellow countryman, Barry (Alpha Oumar Sow). However, Souleymane finds it difficult to remember the details of the tale. Under constant pressure from his job as a food delivery driver, without a stable place to stay, and overwhelmed by the anxiety of the impending decision, he desperately fights for a better future.

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Screenings

20:45

ASTOR Film Lounge MyZeil

Monday 14.10.
20:45

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Wednesday 16.10.

Cast and crew

Director Boris Lojkine

About the director(s):
Boris Lojkine:
Boris Lojkine, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure with an “agrégation” in philosophy and a thesis on “Crisis and History”, decided to leave the university after completing his thesis. He closed his books and left for Vietnam, where he had previously lived and learnt the language. There he made two documentary films, "Ceux qui restent" (2001) and "Les âmes errantes" (2005), both of which tell the Vietnamese side of the impossible mourning of men and women whose lives have been torn apart by war. "With Hope" (2014), his first feature film, he switches continents to immerse himself in the Africa of migrants. The film was presented at the Critics’ Week in Cannes and received dozens of awards in international festivals (including 2 Valois Awards at the Angoulême Film Festival). In 2019, "Camille" won the Audience Award on the Piazza Grande at the Locarno Festival, as well as the Valois and Lumière Awards for Best Actress for Nina Meurisse. Presented at the Cannes Festival 2024 in the Un Certain Regard section, "The Story of Souleymane" is his third film.

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