Samba

Oct 15, 2014

1h 58m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Ten Films

Gaumont

Quad Productions

Samba Trailers

Cast

Samba Cissé

Omar Sy

Alice

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Walid aka Wilson

Tahar Rahim

Manu

Izïa Higelin

Jonas Karanoto

Issaka Sawadogo

Marcelle

Hélène Vincent

Lamouna, Samba's uncle

Youngar Fall

Madeleine

Christiane Millet

Maggy

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Liya Kebede

Gracieuse, the salon manager

Sabine Pakora

Josiane, from the interim agency

Clotilde Mollet

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