Samba - 2014

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.

118min
2014
U
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Omar Sy profile pictureOmar SySamba Cissé
Tahar Rahim profile pictureTahar RahimWalid aka Wilson
Issaka Sawadogo profile pictureIssaka SawadogoJonas Karanoto
Youngar Fall profile pictureYoungar FallLamouna, Samba's uncle
Liya Kebede profile pictureLiya KebedeMagali aka 'Gracieuse'
Sabine Pakora profile pictureSabine PakoraGracieuse, the salon manager
Clotilde Mollet profile pictureClotilde MolletJosiane, from the interim agency
Adel Bencherif profile pictureAdel BencherifThe seller of residence cards
Jean-Michel Correia profile pictureJean-Michel CorreiaThe patron of the guards
Michel Winogradoff profile pictureMichel WinogradoffThe concierge of the hotel
Maxime d'Aboville profile pictureMaxime d'AbovilleSamba's advocate
Nicolas Beaucaire profile pictureNicolas BeaucaireThe gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'
Catherine Davenier profile pictureCatherine DavenierThe judge of the court
Vladys Muller profile pictureVladys MullerA CRA policeman
Bryan Polach profile pictureBryan PolachA CRA policeman
Roukiata Ouedraogo profile pictureRoukiata OuedraogoA migrant at the association
Thierry Angelvy profile pictureThierry AngelvyThe foreman of the garbage sorting plant
Sarkaw Gorany profile pictureSarkaw GoranyThe Tunisian translator
Jules Abel Logel profile pictureJules Abel LogelA security guard
Jézabel Marques profile pictureJézabel MarquesThe office secretary
Chadia Amajod profile pictureChadia AmajodThe cleaning woman
Ali Boulabiar profile pictureAli BoulabiarA migrant who dances
Aude Zézé profile pictureAude ZézéA migrant
Olivier Nakache profile pictureOlivier NakacheThe Pony Club Host (uncredited)
Éric Toledano profile pictureÉric ToledanoThe bartender (uncredited)
Audrey Quoturi profile pictureAudrey QuoturiA passenger in the metro (uncredited)

About Samba

Samba 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.

Age Rating: U
Runtime: 118min

Extra details

Original Title: Samba
Original Language: French
Budget: $20,000,000.00
Revenue: $151,530.00
Directed By: Éric Toledano
Production Companies
Ten FilmsGaumontQuad Productions