For 48 hours, we are immersed into the life of Souleymane, an undocumented migrant from Guinea who is preparing for the interview of his life (asylum review hearing) while struggling to make ends meet as a food delivery bike courier in the bustling streets of Paris. First time actor, Abou Sangare, is captivating in the lead role, deservedly winning the best actor award in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.Despite facing unsavory characters exploiting his predicament or ungrateful customers who are unable to put themselves in the shoes of a delivery man, Souleymane still retains his humanity and manages to find moments of joy and connection with fellow undocumented migrants and/or other lost souls beneath the gray skies of Paris.  Boris Lojkine manages the difficult feat of focusing on his lead actor in almost a documentary-like manner while keeping the pace of the movie fast and engaging, the audience fully feeling the daily grind that Suleymane faces and fully committed to his fate. We know little of his past, simply getting a glimpse of the life he left behind through his phone calls with his girlfriend and the care he carries for his mother. What is at stake here is his future, all contingent on one single interview, one single bureaucrat, which will dictate the course of his life.Ultimately, Souleymane’s story is one shared by many courageous souls ready to risk it all for a chance at a better life elsewhere. This timely film comes at a time when immigrants are usually nameless and scapegoated far too often by far right politicians. By choosing to focus on one single person from a much wider phenomenon,  the director gives a contentious issue a  face and invites the audience to find its soul. Mouwafak Chourbagui