Souleymane keeps his head above water with precarious odd jobs. As a food courier, he races through the crowded streets of Paris on his bicycle. Souleymane's mind is somewhere else entirely. The young Guinean wants to apply for asylum in France - he still has two days to prepare for the important interview at the immigration office. A race against time begins. Fiction and reality merge for Abou Sangare (Souleymane), the great amateur actor whose application for legalization of his residence was rejected shortly before his award in Cannes. With SOULEYMANES GESCHICHICHTE, Boris Lojkine creates a captivating drama about migration and sans-papiers in times of the gig economy. A philosophical essay on resilience in which fiction relentlessly penetrates reality.

Followed by a discussion.

ENG: Souleymane keeps his head above water with precarious temporary jobs, rushing through the crowded streets of Paris on his bike as a food delivery courier. Mentally, Souleymane is somewhere else entirely. The young Guinean wants to apply for asylum in France-he has two days left to prepare for the important interview at the immigration office. A race against time begins. Fiction and reality merge for Abou Sangare (Souleymane), the great amateur actor whose application to legalize his residence was rejected shortly before he received his award in Cannes. With L'HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE, Boris Lojkine creates a captivating drama about migration and undocumented migrants in the age of the gig economy. A philosophical essay on resilience, in which fiction relentlessly intrudes on reality. (French, Pular, Maninka with German subtitles)

The film will be followed by a discussion.

In cooperation with / in cooperation with
DIAKONIE LEIPZIG