Samba
“Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.”
2014•1h 58m•6.3•Released
DramaComedy
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
Éric Toledano
Writer
Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Budget
$20M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Arabic, French, English
Studio
Ten Films
Cast
Omar Sy
Samba Cissé
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Alice
Tahar Rahim
Walid aka Wilson
Izïa Higelin
Manu
Issaka Sawadogo
Jonas Karanoto
Hélène Vincent
Marcelle
Youngar Fall
Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane Millet
Madeleine
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Maggy
Liya Kebede
Magali aka 'Gracieuse'
Sabine Pakora
Gracieuse, the salon manager
Clotilde Mollet
Josiane, from the interim agency
Adel Bencherif
The seller of residence cards
Jean-Michel Correia
The patron of the guards
Michel Winogradoff
The concierge of the hotel
Production
Company
Ten Films
Company
Gaumont
Company
Quad Productions
Producer
Yann Zenou
Producer
Laurent Zeitoun
Producer
Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
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