Samba

"Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose."

Oct 15 2014 R 1h 58m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

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.

Written by

Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache, Delphine Coulin

Directed by

Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Ten Films, Gaumont, Quad Productions

Languages

Srpski, Français, English, Português

Awards

4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
17,608
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA