Samba
2014 · Movie · 118 min · ★ 6.4
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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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-10-15
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (989 votes)
Themes
- immigrant
- paris, france
- language barrier
- insomnia
- kiss
- man woman relationship
- romance
- job seeking
- senegalese
- migrant
- legal aid
- legal immigrant
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Omar Sy
as Samba Cissé
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as Alice
Tahar Rahim
as Walid aka Wilson
Izïa Higelin
as Manu
Issaka Sawadogo
as Jonas Karanoto
Hélène Vincent
as Marcelle
Youngar Fall
as Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane Millet
as Madeleine
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
as Maggy
Liya Kebede
as Magali aka 'Gracieuse'
Directed by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano