{"id":3481409,"date":"2025-04-15T20:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=3481409"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:12:33","slug":"souleymanes-story-at-the-european-film-festival-of-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/souleymanes-story-at-the-european-film-festival-of-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Souleymane&#8217;s Story at the European Film Festival of Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, Villa Albertine, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, and the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise of Atlanta present<em><strong>&nbsp;Souleymane\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/em>, the film that turned the 2024 Cannes Film Festival upside down, a 92-minutes drama directed by Boris Lojkine, with Abou Sangar\u00e9, C\u00e9sar Award winner for the Best Male Revelation 2025, on <strong>May 10, 6pm at the Tara Theatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SYNOPSIS<\/strong>: Delivery workers have become an indispensable part of city life, especially since the pandemic. Among them is Souleymane (Abou Sangar\u00e9, 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, \u2018renting\u2019 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\u2019s demands, he nervously practices for his interview, trying to keep his growing anxiety at bay\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Won Jury Prize &amp; Best Actor &#8211; Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Un certain regard<br>In French, Fulah and Malinke with English subtitles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After its New York premiere,\u00a0<strong><em>Souleymane&#8217;s Story<\/em>\u00a0will have its second North American screening at the European Film Festival of Atlanta<\/strong>\u00a0before hitting U.S. theaters on August 1st.\u00a0 According to Kino Lorber&#8217;s Karoliina Dwyer in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/global\/kino-lorber-souleymane-story-cannes-un-certain-regard-1236380057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>, the film<em>\u00a0\u201cresonates deeply in the current U.S. climate, and after experiencing Souleymane\u2019s journey, audiences may never look at a delivery person the same way again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/souleymanes-story-france-european-film-festival-of-atlanta-2025-tickets-1321272314059?aff=odcleoeventsincollection\">here<\/a> to get your tickets for <em>Souleymane&#8217;s Story<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurofilmfestatl.com\/films\">More info on the 2025 EFFA Film Selection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the trailer below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE - 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