Samba
Samba
Samba
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2014
1h 58m
6.4(968 votes)
Drama
Comedy

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.

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Production Companies

Gaumont
Quad Productions

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Omar Sy

Samba Cissé

Omar Sy
Acting

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Alice

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Acting

Tahar Rahim

Walid aka Wilson

Tahar Rahim
Acting

Izïa Higelin

Manu

Izïa Higelin
Acting

Issaka Sawadogo

Jonas Karanoto

Issaka Sawadogo
Acting

Hélène Vincent

Marcelle

Hélène Vincent
Acting

Youngar Fall

Lamouna, Samba's uncle

Youngar Fall
Acting

Christiane Millet

Madeleine

Christiane Millet
Acting

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Maggy

Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Acting

Liya Kebede

Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Liya Kebede
Acting

Sabine Pakora

Gracieuse, the salon manager

Sabine Pakora
Acting

Clotilde Mollet

Josiane, from the interim agency

Clotilde Mollet
Acting

Adel Bencherif

The seller of residence cards

Adel Bencherif
Acting

Jean-Michel Correia

The patron of the guards

Jean-Michel Correia
Acting

Michel Winogradoff

The concierge of the hotel

Michel Winogradoff
Acting

Maxime d'Aboville

Samba's advocate

Maxime d'Aboville
Acting

Nicolas Beaucaire

The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'

Nicolas Beaucaire
Acting

Victor Loukianenko

The Russian

Victor Loukianenko
Acting

Sacha Petronijevic

The Serbian

Sacha Petronijevic
Acting

Catherine Davenier

The judge of the court

Catherine Davenier
Acting

Vladys Muller

A CRA policeman

Vladys Muller
Acting

Bryan Polach

A CRA policeman

Bryan Polach
Acting

Roukiata Ouedraogo

A migrant at the association

Roukiata Ouedraogo
Acting

Jean-Yves Cressenville

A CRA policeman

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Acting

Raphaël Toledano

Wilson's neighbor

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Acting

Thierry Angelvy

The foreman of the garbage sorting plant

Thierry Angelvy
Acting

Eduardo Sainz

The Peruvian

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Acting

Sarkaw Hadi Ayze

The Tunisian translator

Sarkaw Hadi Ayze
Acting

Jules Abel Logel

A security guard

Jules Abel Logel
Acting

Sylvain Saulet

The policeman at the portico of the CRA

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Acting

Jézabel Marques

The office secretary

Jézabel Marques
Acting

Kévin Wamo

A detainee at the CRA

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Acting

Chadia Amajod

The cleaning woman

Chadia Amajod
Acting

Ali Boulabiar

A migrant who dances

Ali Boulabiar
Acting

Habib Meftah

Monsieur Bentata

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Camera

Roger Martínez

Man in narrowboat

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Acting

Aude Zézé

A migrant

Aude Zézé
Acting

Boubacar Ndiaye

A migrant at the association

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Acting

Oumar Makalou

A migrant at the association

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Acting

Charles Djengue

Unknown Role

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Writing

Olivier Nakache

The Pony Club Host (uncredited)

Olivier Nakache
Writing

Éric Toledano

The bartender (uncredited)

Éric Toledano
Acting

Audrey Quoturi

A passenger in the metro (uncredited)

Audrey Quoturi
Directing

George Varsimashvili

An immigrant (uncredited)

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