Block Pass

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 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]

Block Pass
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	20 May 2024 (2024-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.^[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]