Block Pass

{{short description|2024 French film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Block Pass

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|La Pampa}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Antoine Chevrollier

| producer = Nicolas Blanc

| writer = Antoine Chevrollier
Bérénice Bocquillon
Faïza Guène

| starring = Amaury Foucher
Sayyid El Alami
Damien Bonnard

| music = Evgueni Galperine
Sacha Galperine

| cinematography = Benjamin Roux

| editing = Lilian Corbeille

| studio = Agat Films

| distributor = Tandem

| released = {{Film date|2024|5|20|Cannes|df=yes}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

}}

Block Pass ({{langx|fr|La Pampa}}) is a French drama film, directed by Antoine Chevrollier and released in 2024.Fabien Lemercier, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/462490/ "Review: Block Pass"]. Cineuropa, 20 May 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.Allan Hunter, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/block-pass-cannes-review/5193467.article "‘Block Pass’: Cannes Review"]. Screen Daily, 20 May 2024.

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.Franck De Brito, [https://www.ouest-france.fr/cinema/portrait-antoine-chevrollier-le-realisateur-qui-monte-vient-tourner-chez-lui-en-maine-et-loire-8a542c4e-d546-11ed-a235-54c2ea0bc94d "PORTRAIT. Antoine Chevrollier, le réalisateur qui monte, vient tourner chez lui en Maine-et-Loire"]. Ouest-France, 10 April 2023.

The film premiered on 18 May 2024 in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,Elsa Keslassy, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/cannes-critics-week-2024-lineup-1235970924/ "Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup"]. Variety, April 15, 2024. where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.Tim Dams, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/queer-palm-reveals-eligible-titles-from-2024-cannes-lineup/5193204.article "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup"]. Screen Daily, 9 May 2024.