A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story and change his life...
As part of the Princeton French Film Series and GSG's Events for Black History Month, join us for a special screening of four-Cesar-winner The Story of Souleymane (2024) by Boris Lojkine who follows a fictional asylum seeker from Guinea, Africa working in the French capital as a bike deliverer. The film is inspired by Abou Sangaré's life, who plays in the movie as an amateur actor and later received several prizes (including Best Male Revelation and Best European Actor)
Read The New Yorker's review here.
In French, Malinké, and Peul with English subtitles, the film will take place at 6:30 PM on Friday, February 13th, 2026. Free and open to everyone upon registration.
In partnership with the Graduate Student Government Board.
When: Friday, February 13th, 2026 at 6:30PM EST
Where: Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture