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Samba (2015)
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Samba (2015)

Genre
Drama, Comedy
Release Date
July 24, 2015
Studio
Broad Green Pictures
Official Site
http://broadgreen.com/films/samba
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Release Date
July 24, 2015
MPAA Rating
R
Duration
118 minute(s)
Production Budget
20000000
Studio
Broad Green Pictures
Official Site
http://broadgreen.com/films/samba
Director
Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Producer
Nicolas Duval, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun
Screenwriter
Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Starring
  • Omar Sy as Samba Cisse
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg as Alice
  • Izia Higelin
  • Tahar Rahim
  • Yilin Yang
  • Jules Abel Logel

For ten years, Samba, a hardworking Senegalese immigrant played by Omar Sy, has been navigating the precarious line between legal and undocumented life in Paris. His quiet struggle for stability is upended when a bureaucratic error threatens his deportation, forcing him into the overwhelmed French immigration system. There, he meets Alice, a brilliant but emotionally burnt-out executive portrayed by Charlotte Gainsbourg, who is reluctantly volunteering to help asylum seekers. As Alice attempts to guide Samba through a labyrinth of paperwork and legal hurdles, an unlikely connection forms between them, challenging her cynicism and offering him a fragile hope. From the acclaimed directors of The Intouchables, Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, this poignant drama-comedy blends gentle humor with profound humanity, exploring the resilience of the human spirit against a backdrop of systemic indifference. The film follows Samba’s fight to build a future, a journey that becomes intertwined with Alice’s own search for meaning, revealing the unexpected ways lives can intersect and transform.