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Samba (2014)

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Omar Sy
Omar Sy
Samba Cissé
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Alice
Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim
Walid aka Wilson
Izïa Higelin
Izïa Higelin
Manu
Issaka Sawadogo
Issaka Sawadogo
Jonas Karanoto
Hélène Vincent
Hélène Vincent
Marcelle
Youngar Fall
Youngar Fall
Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane Millet
Christiane Millet
Madeleine
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Maggy
Liya Kebede
Liya Kebede
Magali aka 'Gracieuse'
Sabine Pakora
Sabine Pakora
Gracieuse, the salon manager
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet
Josiane, from the interim agency
Adel Bencherif
Adel Bencherif
The seller of residence cards
Jean-Michel Correia
Jean-Michel Correia
The patron of the guards
Michel Winogradoff
Michel Winogradoff
The concierge of the hotel
Maxime d'Aboville
Maxime d'Aboville
Samba's advocate
Nicolas Beaucaire
Nicolas Beaucaire
The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'
Victor Loukianenko
Victor Loukianenko
The Russian
Sacha Petronijevic
Sacha Petronijevic
The Serbian
Catherine Davenier
Catherine Davenier
The judge of the court
Vladys Muller
Vladys Muller
A CRA policeman
Bryan Polach
Bryan Polach
A CRA policeman
Roukiata Ouedraogo
Roukiata Ouedraogo
A migrant at the association
Jean-Yves Cressenville
Jean-Yves Cressenville
A CRA policeman
Raphaël Toledano
Raphaël Toledano
Wilson's neighbor
Thierry Angelvy
Thierry Angelvy
The foreman of the garbage sorting plant
Eduardo Sainz
Eduardo Sainz
The Peruvian
Sarkaw Gorany
Sarkaw Gorany
The Tunisian translator
Jules Abel Logel
Jules Abel Logel
A security guard
Sylvain Saulet
Sylvain Saulet
The policeman at the portico of the CRA
Jézabel Marques
Jézabel Marques
The office secretary
Kévin Wamo
Kévin Wamo
A detainee at the CRA
Chadia Amajod
Chadia Amajod
The cleaning woman
Ali Boulabiar
Ali Boulabiar
A migrant who dances
Habib Meftah
Habib Meftah
Monsieur Bentata
Roger Martínez
Roger Martínez
Man in narrowboat
Aude Zézé
Aude Zézé
A migrant
Boubacar Ndiaye
Boubacar Ndiaye
A migrant at the association
Oumar Makalou
Oumar Makalou
A migrant at the association
Charles Djengue
Charles Djengue
Olivier Nakache
Olivier Nakache
The Pony Club Host (uncredited)
Éric Toledano
Éric Toledano
The bartender (uncredited)
Audrey Quoturi
Audrey Quoturi
A passenger in the metro (uncredited)
George Varsimashvili
George Varsimashvili
An immigrant (uncredited)

Crews

Éric Toledano
Éric Toledano
Director
Olivier Nakache
Olivier Nakache
Director
Olivier Nakache
Olivier Nakache
Writer
Éric Toledano
Éric Toledano
Writer
Gigi Akoka
Gigi Akoka
Casting
Serge Crozon-Cazin
Serge Crozon-Cazin
Stunts
Dorian Rigal-Ansous
Dorian Rigal-Ansous
Editor
Stéphane Fontaine
Stéphane Fontaine
Director of Photography
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi
Original Music Composer
Delphine Coulin
Delphine Coulin
Novel
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky
Producer
Laurent Zeitoun
Laurent Zeitoun
Producer
Yann Zenou
Yann Zenou
Producer
Omar Sy
Omar Sy
Co-Producer
Marie-France Michel
Marie-France Michel
Casting
Nicolas de Boiscuillé
Nicolas de Boiscuillé
Production Design
Cédric Henry
Cédric Henry
Art Direction
Tibor Dora
Tibor Dora
Set Decoration
Isabelle Pannetier
Isabelle Pannetier
Costume Design
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Key Makeup Artist
Emmanuel Pitois
Emmanuel Pitois
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Hervé Ruet
Hervé Ruet
First Assistant Director
Jean Goudier
Jean Goudier
Supervising Sound Editor
Jean-Paul Hurier
Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christelle Meaux
Christelle Meaux
Script Supervisor

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