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Samba

Samba

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

20146.31h 58m

Overview

Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

Directed by Éric Toledano
Written by Delphine Coulin, Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Produced by Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $152K

Top Cast

Omar Sy

Omar Sy

Samba Cissé

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Alice

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Walid aka Wilson

Izïa Higelin

Izïa Higelin

Manu

Issaka Sawadogo

Issaka Sawadogo

Jonas Karanoto

Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent

Marcelle

Youngar Fall

Youngar Fall

Lamouna, Samba's uncle

Christiane Millet

Christiane Millet

Madeleine

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Maggy

Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede

Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Themes & Keywords

immigrantparis, francelanguage barrierinsomniakissman woman relationshipromancejob seekingsenegalesemigrantlegal aidlegal immigrant

About Samba

Samba is a drama, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of immigrant, paris, france, language barrier, insomnia, kiss, man woman relationship. Directed by Éric Toledano, it stars Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim. Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

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