| Block Pass | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Antoine Chevrollier |
| Producer: | Nicolas Blanc |
| Starring: | Amaury Foucher Sayyid El Alami Damien Bonnard |
| Music: | Evgueni Galperine Sacha Galperine |
| Cinematography: | Benjamin Roux |
| Editing: | Lilian Corbeille |
| Studio: | Agat Films |
| Distributor: | Tandem |
| Runtime: | 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 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, 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]