France: Revealed in the cinema, Abou Sangare still threatened with expulsion

A few months ago, Abou Sangare was an anonymous 23-year-old Guinean immigrant, without permanent legal status in northern France and, like thousands of others, fighting deportation.

Now the lead actor in “The Story of Souleymane ,” an award-winning feature film that was released in French theaters this week, his face appears on every street corner, in metro stations, at bus stops and in newspapers.

The film and the sudden success of Abou…