Samba

– Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowl..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 58 Minutes
Release Year:
2014
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.

Samba (2014) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Oct 2014

Language:

French, English, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Writer:

Éric Toledano (scenario), Olivier Nakache (scenario), Delphine Coulin (collaboration), Muriel Coulin (collaboration), Delphine Coulin (novel)

Main Actors:

Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izïa Higelin

Plot:

Samba migrated to France ten years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burn-out. 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.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Metacritic:
53%