Block Pass

Block Pass
Block Pass
French	La Pampa
Directed by	Antoine Chevrollier
Written by	Antoine Chevrollier ; Berenice Bocquillon ; Faiza Guene
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	20 May 2024 ( Cannes ) ;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Block Pass ( French : La Pampa ) is a French drama film, directed by Antoine Chevrollier and released in 2024. ^[1] The film stars Amaury Foucher as Jojo, a teenager living in Longue-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 , Leonie Dahan-Lamort, Florence Janas, Artus Solaro and Axelle Fresneau in supporting roles.

The film, Chevrollier's full-length directorial debut, was shot principally in and around Longue-Jumelles, his real-life hometown. ^[3]

The film premiered on 18 May 2024 in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival , ^[4] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm . ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Block Pass" . Cineuropa , 20 May 2024.
^ Allan Hunter, "‘Block Pass’: Cannes Review" . Screen Daily , 20 May 2024.
^ Franck De Brito, "PORTRAIT. Antoine Chevrollier, le realisateur qui monte, vient tourner chez lui en Maine-et-Loire" . Ouest-France , 10 April 2023.
^ Elsa Keslassy, "Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup" . Variety , April 15, 2024.
^ Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup" . Screen Daily , 9 May 2024.

External links [ edit ]

Block Pass at IMDb

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[1] Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Block Pass" . Cineuropa , 20 May 2024.

[2] Allan Hunter, "‘Block Pass’: Cannes Review" . Screen Daily , 20 May 2024.

[3] Franck De Brito, "PORTRAIT. Antoine Chevrollier, le realisateur qui monte, vient tourner chez lui en Maine-et-Loire" . Ouest-France , 10 April 2023.

[4] Elsa Keslassy, "Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup" . Variety , April 15, 2024.

[5] Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup" . Screen Daily , 9 May 2024.

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