Souleymane’s Story
Guinean immigrant Souleymane has applied for asylum in France. Soon he’ll have an interview with the government agency that will change his life…if only he can figure out the right story to tell.
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The anonymous Uber Eats driver delivering take-out orders across Paris? That’s Souleymane, an immigrant from Guinea, racing through traffic on his bicycle, one order after another. Because he has no papers, even this job requires him to use the identity of a fellow delivery driver, and pay a hefty fee for the privilege.
Souleymane has applied for asylum in France, and in two days he will have an interview with the bureaucratic government agency that will determine his future. In the hope of improving his chances, he is paying a dubious fixer to help him get the papers he needs and navigate the process. The fixer tells Souleymane that his real story is not compelling enough and that he needs something more extreme involving political persecution and torture. Over the course of chaotic days and sleepless nights, Souleymane struggles to memorize the details of this fictional narrative.
Non-professional actor Abou Sangaré gives a spellbinding performance in the title role (one that won him the Most Promising Actor award at this year’s Césars). And director Boris Lokjine infuses his story with the pulse-pounding urgency of a thriller, right up to the fateful finale.
- Original Language Title: l’Histoire de Souleymane
- Director: Boris Lojkine
- Principal Cast: Abou Sangaré, Nina Meurisse, Alpha Oumar Sow, Emmanuel Yovanie, Younoussa Diallo, Ghislain Mahan, Mamadou Barry, Yaya Diallo, Keita Diallo
- Country: France
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 92 min.
- Producer: Bruno Nahon
- Screenplay: Boris Lojkine, Delphine Agut
- Cinematographers: Boris Lojkine
- Editors: Xavier Sirven
- Music: Marc-Olivier Brullé
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: Cannes Film Festival 2024 (Un Certain Regard: Best Director, Best Actor), César Award 2025 (Original Screenplay, Promising Actor, Supporting Actress, Editing)
- Filmography: Camille (2019), Hope (2014), Les âmes errantes (2005), Ceux qui restent (2001)
- Language: French, Fulah, Malinke
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- Format: DCP
- International Sales: Pyramide International