The precarious life of an undocumented migrant is vividly brought to life in Boris Lojkine’s clear-eyed, compassionate and quietly devastating third film. Souleymane (Souleymane Sangaré), a bike courier navigating deliveries through the frenetic Paris traffic, is two days away from the interview that will determine whether his asylum application will be approved. Tutored by a fellow Guinean, Souleymane anxiously rehearses the spiel he’s been given to relate to the interviewer, while trying to figure out how to find the money to pay for the necessary documents that go with the interview.

Tickets for IFI and Alliance Francaise members for the screening on Tuesday 19th will cost €13.00.

Notes by David O’Mahony.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.