Boris Lojkine

Director

Boris Lojkine is a French director and screenwriter who has earned himself a firm place in European auteur cinema thanks to his humanistic film language and his intense engagement with political and social issues. After studying philosophy and spending several years as a documentary filmmaker, he turned to feature films, his works characterized by vivid character portrayals and realistic staging. With HOPE (2014, director and screenwriter: Boris Lojkine), he presented his award-winning feature film debut. The film accompanies two refugees on their dangerous journey from Africa to Europe and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in the Semaine de la Critique series. HOPE received the Prix SACD and the Prix de la Critique in Cannes, as well as other awards at international festivals, including Locarno and Angers. His second feature film, CAMILLE (2019, director and screenwriter: Boris Lojkine), is dedicated to the life of French photojournalist Camille Lepage, who was killed during the civil war in the Central African Republic. The film premiered at the Locarno Festival, where it won the Audience Award. In it, Lojkine succeeds in creating an impressive portrait of commitment, empathy, and the moral boundaries of journalistic work. With L’histoire de Souleymane (2024, director: Boris Lojkine), he returned to Cannes once again, this time in the Un Certain Regard section. This drama about a young asylum seeker in Paris cemented his reputation as a director who translates global migration realities into personal stories with great sensitivity. Boris Lojkine's work stands for cinema that is political, poetic, and deeply human—supported by precise observation and the search for truth in the space between documentary and fiction.

Films on Sooner

Camille

2019

92 mins

Biography, Drama

Photojournalist Camille goes to the Central African Republic to cover a brewing civil war. What she sees there will change her destiny forever.

Hope

2014

93 mins

Drama

On their flight from the Gulf of Guinea to the Moroccan coast, two people, despite or because of the omnipresent danger, find each other.