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Samba

Samba

Samba

Samba

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

2014•1h 58m•

★6.4(987 ratings)

DramaComedy

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.

Director

Writers

Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

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Main Cast

Omar Sy

Omar Sy

Samba Cissé

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Alice

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Walid aka Wilson

Izïa Higelin

Izïa Higelin

Manu

Issaka Sawadogo

Issaka Sawadogo

Jonas Karanoto

Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent

Marcelle

Youngar Fall

Youngar Fall

Lamouna, Samba's uncle

Christiane Millet

Christiane Millet

Madeleine

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Maggy

Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede

Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Sabine Pakora

Sabine Pakora

Gracieuse, the salon manager

Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Josiane, from the interim agency

Full Crew

Direction

First Assistant Director: Hervé Ruet
Script Supervisor: Christelle Meaux
Director: Éric Toledano
Director: Olivier Nakache

Writing

Novel: Delphine Coulin
Writer: Olivier Nakache
Writer: Éric Toledano

Production

Producer: Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Producer: Laurent Zeitoun
Producer: Yann Zenou
Co-Producer: Omar Sy
Casting: Marie-France Michel
Casting: Gigi Akoka

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Ludovico Einaudi
Supervising Sound Editor: Jean Goudier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jean-Paul Hurier

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Stéphane Fontaine

Editing

Editor: Dorian Rigal-Ansous

Art Direction

Production Design: Nicolas de Boiscuillé
Art Direction: Cédric Henry
Set Decoration: Tibor Dora

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Isabelle Pannetier
Key Makeup Artist: Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist: Emmanuel Pitois

Keywords

immigrantparis, francelanguage barrierinsomniakissman woman relationshipromancejob seekingsenegalesemigrantlegal aidlegal immigrant

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose."

#2

The film had a budget of $20.0M but only grossed $151.5K, losing $19.8M at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 118 minutes (1h 58m).

#4

The film features dialogue in 6 languages: Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian.

#5

The film was directed by Éric Toledano.

#6

The screenplay was written by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano.

#7

The score was composed by Ludovico Einaudi.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Stéphane Fontaine.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt3399024.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

987 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Samba

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

14

Language:

العربية, Français, English, Português, Pусский, Srpski

Country of Origin:

France

Budget:

$20,000,000

Revenue:

$151,530

Production Companies:

Ten Films

Gaumont

Gaumont

Quad Productions

Quad Productions

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