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Samba(2014)

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

6.4(991)1h 58m2014-10-15

DramaComedy

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.

Director:: Olivier Nakache
Writers:: Delphine Coulin, Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Producers:: Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun
Cinematographer:: Stéphane Fontaine
Composer:: Ludovico Einaudi
Production:: Ten Films, Gaumont, Quad Productions
Budget:: $20,000,000
Revenue:: $151,530
Status:: Released

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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'

Sabine Pakora

Sabine Pakora

Gracieuse, the salon manager

Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Josiane, from the interim agency