The Story of Souleymane is a tightly-focussed, Dardenne-esque tale of an immigrant delivery driver trying to make ends meet that brims with heartfelt emotions.
The Story of Souleymane. Cycling Through Limbo.
Tag: Un Certain Regard
Holy Cow. Curdled Maturity.
Love and cheese freely intermingle in Louise Courvoisier’s diverting yet underwhelming debut Holy Cow, (somehow) playing in Un Certain Regard.
When the Light Breaks Has (Almost) All The Right Takes
When the Light Breaks is Rúnarsson’s return to his earlier, sadder work, but is undone by an unnecessarily sentimental streak. Opens Un Certain Regard.
All To Play For. Not Enough to Stay For.
All To Play asks if love is enough to keep a family together in this safe, carefully modulated social realist French drama starring Virginie Efira.
Omen Can Create But it Cannot Destroy
Omen is a visually inventive, often fascinating exploration of Congelese mores, but lacks incisiveness. Now playing in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2023.