Block Pass Movie Details:
| French title | La Pampa |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 20 May 2024 (Cannes) |
| Running time | 1hr 44min |
| Starring | Amaury Foucher Sayyid El Alami Damien Bonnard |
| Directed by | Antoine Chevrollier |
| Written by | Antoine Chevrollier Bérénice Bocquillon Faïza Guène |
| Produced by | Nicolas Blanc |
| Cinematography by | Benjamin Roux |
| Edited by | Lilian Corbeille |
| Music by | Evgueni Galperine Sacha Galperine |
| Production Company | Agat Films |
| Distributor | Tandem |
Block Pass Movie Cast & Characters:
- Sayyid El Alami as Willy
- Amaury Foucher as Jojo
- Damien Bonnard as David
- Artus as (as Artus Solaro)
- Florence Janas as Séverine
- Léonie Dahan-Lamort as Marina
- Axelle Fresneau as Mélody
- Mathieu Demy as Etienne
- Marlon Hernandez as Infini’Tif
- Hadrien Heaulmé as Steven
- Yannis Maaliou as Briquet
- Marguerite Zouaoui as Alix
- Laëtitia Clément as Olivia
- Crystal Shepherd-Cross as Steph
- Fanny Poulain as Cathy
- Mickaël Gaignard as Collègue usine
- Danièle Maharavo as Dame superstitieuse
- Arthur Breau as Gars embrouille
- Hugo Mounissens as Grand gaillard
- Richard Vella as Homme 1 ‘Chez Martine’
- Gilles Le Clainche as Homme 2 ‘Chez Martine’
- Nathalie Lherbette as Isa
- Noam Cailleau as Jeune 1 bus
- Lorenzo Clément as Jeune 2 bus
- Patrick Épinoux as L’épicier
- Corinne Meignant as Martine
- Arthur Millerand as Prof
- Sylvain Saussereau as Simon
- Valentin Gohier as Vendeur
- Jeanine Damien as Patiente 1
- Sohane Zaoui as Doublure moto-cross
- Julien Pelletier as Doublure moto-cross
Storyline:
Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other’s side. To beat boredom, they train at the Pampa, a motocross track. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo’s secret.
About Block Pass Movie:
Block Pass (French: La Pampa) is a French drama film, directed by Antoine Chevrollier and released in 2024. 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.
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, Chevrollier’s full-length directorial debut, was shot principally in and around Longué-Jumelles, his real-life hometown.
The film premiered on 18 May 2024 in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.
