Souleymane's Story

Oct 9, 2024

1h 32m

★ 7.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

UNITÉ

Canal+

Ciné+

Souleymane's Story Trailers

Cast

Souleymane

Abou Sangare

Agente de l'OFPRA

Nina Meurisse

Barry

Alpha Oumar Sow

Emmanuel

Emmanuel Yovanie

Khalil

Younoussa Diallo

Ghislain

Ghislain Mahan

Mamadou

Mamadou Barry

Yaya

Yaya Diallo

Kadiatou

Keita Diallo

Karim Bouziane

Amadou Bah

Sory Binta Barry

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