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Samba (2014)

Not certification

2014-10-15

  • Drama
  • Comedy

1h 58m

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

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.

  • Delphine CoulinNovel
  • Olivier NakacheWriter
  • Éric ToledanoWriter
  • Éric ToledanoDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageFrench

Original titleSamba

Budget$20,000,000.00

Revenue$151,530.00

Casts

  • Profile Omar Sy with character Samba Cissé

    Omar Sy

    Samba Cissé

  • Profile Charlotte Gainsbourg with character Alice

    Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Alice

  • Profile Tahar Rahim with character Walid aka Wilson

    Tahar Rahim

    Walid aka Wilson

  • Profile Izïa Higelin with character Manu

    Izïa Higelin

    Manu

  • Profile Issaka Sawadogo with character Jonas Karanoto

    Issaka Sawadogo

    Jonas Karanoto

  • Profile Hélène Vincent with character Marcelle

    Hélène Vincent

    Marcelle

  • Profile Youngar Fall with character Lamouna, Samba's uncle

    Youngar Fall

    Lamouna, Samba's uncle

  • Profile Christiane Millet with character Madeleine

    Christiane Millet

    Madeleine

  • Profile Jacqueline Jehanneuf with character Maggy

    Jacqueline Jehanneuf

    Maggy

  • Profile Liya Kebede with character Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

    Liya Kebede

    Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

  • Profile Sabine Pakora with character Gracieuse, the salon manager

    Sabine Pakora

    Gracieuse, the salon manager

  • Profile Clotilde Mollet with character Josiane, from the interim agency

    Clotilde Mollet

    Josiane, from the interim agency

  • Profile Adel Bencherif with character The seller of residence cards

    Adel Bencherif

    The seller of residence cards

  • Profile Jean-Michel Correia with character The patron of the guards

    Jean-Michel Correia

    The patron of the guards

  • Profile Michel Winogradoff with character The concierge of the hotel

    Michel Winogradoff

    The concierge of the hotel

  • Profile Maxime d'Aboville with character Samba's advocate

    Maxime d'Aboville

    Samba's advocate

  • Profile Nicolas Beaucaire with character The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'

    Nicolas Beaucaire

    The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'

  • Profile Victor Loukianenko with character The Russian

    Victor Loukianenko

    The Russian

  • Profile Sacha Petronijevic with character The Serbian

    Sacha Petronijevic

    The Serbian

  • Profile Catherine Davenier with character The judge of the court

    Catherine Davenier

    The judge of the court

  • Profile Vladys Muller with character A CRA policeman

    Vladys Muller

    A CRA policeman

  • Profile Bryan Polach with character A CRA policeman

    Bryan Polach

    A CRA policeman

  • Profile Roukiata Ouedraogo with character A migrant at the association

    Roukiata Ouedraogo

    A migrant at the association

  • Jean-Yves Cressenville

    A CRA policeman

  • Raphaël Toledano

    Wilson's neighbor

  • Profile Thierry Angelvy with character The foreman of the garbage sorting plant

    Thierry Angelvy

    The foreman of the garbage sorting plant

  • Eduardo Sainz

    The Peruvian

  • Profile Sarkaw Hadi Ayze with character The Tunisian translator

    Sarkaw Hadi Ayze

    The Tunisian translator

  • Profile Jules Abel Logel with character A security guard

    Jules Abel Logel

    A security guard

  • Sylvain Saulet

    The policeman at the portico of the CRA

  • Profile Jézabel Marques with character The office secretary

    Jézabel Marques

    The office secretary

  • Kévin Wamo

    A detainee at the CRA

  • Profile Chadia Amajod with character The cleaning woman

    Chadia Amajod

    The cleaning woman

  • Profile Ali Boulabiar with character A migrant who dances

    Ali Boulabiar

    A migrant who dances

  • Habib Meftah

    Monsieur Bentata

  • Roger Martínez

    Man in narrowboat

  • Profile Aude Zézé with character A migrant

    Aude Zézé

    A migrant

  • Boubacar Ndiaye

    A migrant at the association

  • Oumar Makalou

    A migrant at the association

  • Charles Djengue

  • Profile Olivier Nakache with character The Pony Club Host (uncredited)

    Olivier Nakache

    The Pony Club Host (uncredited)

  • Profile Éric Toledano with character The bartender (uncredited)

    Éric Toledano

    The bartender (uncredited)

  • Profile Audrey Quoturi with character A passenger in the metro (uncredited)

    Audrey Quoturi

    A passenger in the metro (uncredited)

  • George Varsimashvili

    An immigrant (uncredited)