The Story of Souleymane [CTC] | BREC

The Story of Souleymane [CTC]

36th Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
Presented by Intrepid Travel
Organised by BREC and Alliance Française Perth
Tickets $20 | CHILD $17
Liberté Pass   One Pass, Three Entries: $55

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Valid for 3 entries to the 36th Alliance Française French Film Festival screenings held at BREC from 10th to 13th April 2025, except the VIP Opening Event.
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DIRECTOR Boris Lojkine
CAST Abou Sangare, Nina Meurisse, Emmanuel Yovanie
LANGUAGE French, Fulah, Malinke with English Subtitles
COUNTRY France
YEAR 2024
GENRE Drama
CATEGORY CANNES SPOTLIGHT
RUN TIME 96mins
RATING CTC

View Sessions
Thursday
10 April 2025
3:00 pm
Sunday
13 April 2025
1:30 pm
View Sessions

L’histoire de Souleymane

Winner of three major awards at Cannes and Best Actor at the recent European Film Awards, writer/director Boris Lojkine’s propulsive drama follows a young courier as he races across Paris whilst preparing for a life-changing residency interview.

Delivery workers have become an indispensable part of city life, especially since the pandemic. Among them is Souleymane (Abou Sangaré, in a commanding debut), who criss-crosses the frenetic Parisian streets in a constant race against the clock. He, like many around him, is working without permission, ‘renting’ his identity from a friend with legal status. But in just two days, Souleymane will learn whether his own asylum application will be approved or not. So, whilst striving to meet his delivery platform’s demands, he nervously practices for his interview, trying to keep his growing anxiety at bay…

A major artistic highlight of this year’s Festival, Lojkine’s compassionate drama echoes not only Bicycle Thieves and the best films of the Dardennes, but also edge-of-your-seat thrillers such as Full Time (AF FFF23), and fast-became both a national talking point and word-of-mouth hit across France. Only adding to the film’s immense power is the real-life situation of its remarkable lead, who has already been denied citizenship by the French authorities. Three times.

“Thrilling, moving and edifying. A dazzling achievement of humanist fiction.”

CINEUROPA

Ticket Prices

Tickets: $20
Child: $17

Liberté Pass

One Pass, Three Entries
Full: $55

For the best value on your cinema tickets, buy a Liberté Pass! Valid for 3 entries to the 36th Alliance Française French Film Festival screenings held at BREC from 10th to 13th April 2025, except the VIP Opening Event.

Liberté Passes can be purchased online, or via the BREC Box Office on 1300 661 272.

BUY A LIBERTE PASS

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