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Film Exposes Immigrant Struggles in Asylum Process

10/13/2025

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Story summary

Souleymane, a food courier and immigrant from Guinea living in Paris, sublets a delivery app account to work while preparing for an asylum interview.
He is pressured to recount a story of political repression as part of his asylum process.
Director Boris Lojkine depicts the micro-humiliations and pressures immigrants face.
Abou Sangaré's performance emphasizes the emotional toll and the film's parallels to Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart.

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Story summary

Souleymane, a food courier and immigrant from Guinea living in Paris, sublets a delivery app account to work while preparing for an asylum interview.
He is pressured to recount a story of political repression as part of his asylum process.
Director Boris Lojkine depicts the micro-humiliations and pressures immigrants face.
Abou Sangaré's performance emphasizes the emotional toll and the film's parallels to Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart.