Block Pass
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Bérénice Bocquillon
Faïza Guène
| Block Pass | |
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| French | La Pampa |
| Directed by | Antoine Chevrollier |
| Written by | Antoine Chevrollier Bérénice Bocquillon Faïza Guène |
| Produced by | Nicolas Blanc |
| Starring | Amaury Foucher Sayyid El Alami Damien Bonnard |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Roux |
| Edited by | Lilian Corbeille |
| Music by | Evgueni Galperine Sacha Galperine |
Production company | Agat Films |
| Distributed by | Tandem |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Block Pass (French: La Pampa) is a 2024 French drama film, directed by Antoine Chevrollier in his feature directorial debut.[1] The film stars Amaury Foucher as Jojo, a teenager living in Longué-Jumelles who is training as a motocross racer, and Sayyid El Alami as Willy, his longtime best friend whose support and loyalty prove critical to Jojo's survival after he is outed to the community as gay.[2] The cast also includes Damien Bonnard as Jojo's father David, as well as Mathieu Demy, Léonie Dahan-Lamort, Florence Janas, Artus Solaro and Axelle Fresneau in supporting roles.
The film was shot principally in and around Longué-Jumelles, Chevrollier's real-life hometown. The film premiered on 20 May 2024 in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Queer Palm.
Cast
- Sayyid El Alami as Willy
- Florence Janas as Séverine
- Mathieu Demy as Étienne
- Axelle Fresneau as Mélody
- Amaury Foucher as Jojo
- Damien Bonnard as David
- Crystal Shepherd-Cross as Steph
- Artus as Teddy
- Léonie Dahan-Lamort as Marina
- Laëtitia Clément as Olivia
Production
Filming
The film was shot principally in and around Longué-Jumelles, Antoine Chevrollier's real-life hometown.[3]
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