The Story of Souleymane de Boris Lojkine (2024)

Synopsis

As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers. But Souleymane is not ready.

Credits

Director (1)

Boris Lojkine
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Actors (9)

Abou Sangare

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Unité

Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International

French distribution : Pyramide Distribution

Full credits (15)

Executive Producer : Bruno Nahon

Screenwriters : Boris Lojkine, Delphine Agut

Director of Photography : Tristan Galand

Assistant Director : Vincent Prades

Editor : Xavier Sirven

Sound recordists : Marc-Olivier Brullé, Pierre Bariaud, Charlotte Butrak

Costume designer : Marine Peyraud

Associate Producer : Thomas Morvan

Production Manager : Dimitri Lykavieris

Press Attaché (film) : François Hassan Guerrar

Production Designer : Géraldine Stivet

Casting : Astrid Dalbis

Sound Mixer : Samuel Aïchoun

Location manager : Armel Adou Kouassi

Post-production supervisor : Astrid Lecardonnel

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24 SEPTEMBER 2024

Trailer (English Subs)

17 DECEMBER 2024

Boris Lojkine on The Story of Souleymane ('L'histoire de Souleymane')

INTERVIEW
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We’re thrilled to sit down with the director of The Story of Souleymane, Boris Lojkine, as his gripping film makes its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival! ✨

The Story of Souleymane follows 48 intense hours in the life of Souleymane, a young Guinean bike courier in Paris, as he prepares for his asylum interv...

01 APRIL 2025

Abou Sangaré on The Story of Souleymane (dir. Boris Lojkine)

INTERVIEW
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From real life to the big screen: Abou Sangaré’s unforgettable journey in The Story of Souleymane ✨

For his very first cinema role, Abou Sangaré delivered a raw and moving performance as Souleymane, a young Guinean asylum seeker in Paris. A role that mirrors his own journey—and one that has earned him the César Award for Best Male Ne...

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Yes

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Country	Distributor	Release date	Titre local
Australia	Palace Films	N/A
Austria	Filmgarten	28/02/2025	Souleymanes Geschichte
Belgium	September Film	18/12/2024	L'Histoire de Souleymane
Brazil	Bonfilm	N/A	A história de Souleymane
French-speaking Switzerland	Trigon Film	09/10/2024	L'Histoire de Souleymane

Country	Distributor	Buyer	Release date	Titre local
Australia	Palace Films		N/A
Austria	Filmgarten		28/02/2025	Souleymanes Geschichte
Belgium	September Film		18/12/2024	L'Histoire de Souleymane
Brazil	Bonfilm		N/A	A história de Souleymane
French-speaking Switzerland	Trigon Film		09/10/2024	L'Histoire de Souleymane
German-speaking Switzerland	Trigon Film		16/01/2025
Greece	Filmtrade		24/04/2025
Israel	New Cinema Ltd.		16/01/2025	הסיפור של סולימן
Italian (Lugano)	Trigon Film		19/12/2024
Italy	Academy Two		10/10/2024	La storia di Souleymane
Lithuania	Kino Pavasaris		N/A
New Zealand	Palace Films		N/A
Norway	Mer Film AS		09/05/2025
Portugal	Leopardo Filmes		09/01/2025	A História de Souleymane
Quebec	K-Films Amérique		24/01/2025	L'Histoire de Souleymane
Spain	Flamingo Films		25/04/2025	La historia de Suleyman
The Netherlands	September Film		09/01/2025
Turkey	Baska Sinema	Siyah Beyaz Film	27/12/2024	Süleyman’ın Hikayesi

The Story of Souleymane

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Awards (10)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards

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