Movie
Samba
Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Samba opened in theaters July 24, 2015. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Omar SySamba Cissé
Charlotte GainsbourgAlice
Tahar RahimWalid aka Wilson
Izïa HigelinManu
Issaka SawadogoJonas Karanoto
Hélène VincentMarcelle
Youngar FallLamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane MilletMadeleineCredits
- Directed by
- Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
- Written by
- Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache, Delphine Coulin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $151.5K
Production
- Ten FilmsFrance
GaumontFrance
Quad ProductionsFrance