Country
Canada
Date
Sep 07, 2014
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christiane Millet | Madeleine |
| Jacqueline Jehanneuf | Maggy |
| Liya Kebede | Magali aka 'Gracieuse' |
| Sabine Pakora | Gracieuse, the salon manager |
| Clotilde Mollet | Josiane, from the interim agency |
| Adel Bencherif | The seller of residence cards |
| Jean-Michel Correia | The patron of the guards |
| Michel Winogradoff | The concierge of the hotel |
| Maxime d'Aboville | Samba's advocate |
| Nicolas Beaucaire | The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine' |
| Victor Loukianenko | The Russian |
| Sacha Petronijevic | The Serbian |
| Catherine Davenier | The judge of the court |
| Vladys Muller | A CRA policeman |
| Bryan Polach | A CRA policeman |
| Roukiata Ouedraogo | A migrant at the association |
| Jean-Yves Cressenville | A CRA policeman |
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| Raphaël Toledano | Wilson's neighbor |
| Thierry Angelvy | The foreman of the garbage sorting plant |
| Eduardo Sainz | The Peruvian |
| Sarkaw Hadi Ayze | The Tunisian translator |
| Jules Abel Logel | A security guard |
| Sylvain Saulet | The policeman at the portico of the CRA |
| Jézabel Marques | The office secretary |
| Kévin Wamo | A detainee at the CRA |
| Chadia Amajod | The cleaning woman |
| Ali Boulabiar | A migrant who dances |
| Habib Meftah | Monsieur Bentata |
| Roger Martínez | Man in narrowboat |
| Aude Zézé | A migrant |
| Boubacar Ndiaye | A migrant at the association |
| Oumar Makalou | A migrant at the association |
| Charles Djengue | |
| Olivier Nakache | The Pony Club Host (uncredited) |
| Éric Toledano | The bartender (uncredited) |
| Audrey Quoturi | A passenger in the metro (uncredited) |
| George Varsimashvili | An immigrant (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Samba |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | العربية, Français, English, Português, Pусский, Srpski |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Ten Films, Gaumont, Quad Productions |
| Sito ufficiale | broadgreen.com |
| Data di uscita | 15 ottobre 2014 |
| Producer | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Omar Sy, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun |
| Writer | Delphine Coulin, Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache |
| Casting | Marie-France Michel, Gigi Akoka |
| Editors | Dorian Rigal-Ansous |
| Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Asst. Directors | Hervé Ruet, Christelle Meaux, Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano |
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| Camera Operators | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Add. Photography | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Production Design | Nicolas de Boiscuillé, Cédric Henry, Tibor Dora |
| Art Direction | Cédric Henry, Nicolas de Boiscuillé, Tibor Dora |
| Set Decoration | Tibor Dora, Nicolas de Boiscuillé, Cédric Henry |
| Stunts | Serge Crozon-Cazin |
| Composer | Ludovico Einaudi, Jean-Paul Hurier, Jean Goudier |
| Sound | Ludovico Einaudi, Jean-Paul Hurier, Jean Goudier |
| Costume Design | Isabelle Pannetier, Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Emmanuel Pitois |
| Makeup | Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Isabelle Pannetier, Emmanuel Pitois |
| Hairstyling | Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Isabelle Pannetier, Emmanuel Pitois |
| Budget | 20.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 151.530 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 26, 2014
Certification
7
Note
Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 26, 2014
Certification
G
Note
Tokyo International Film Festival
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Dec 14, 2014
Note
Dubai International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Jul 24, 2015
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Oct 15, 2014
Certification
14
Country
France
Date
Oct 15, 2014
Certification
U
Country
Switzerland
Date
Oct 15, 2014
Certification
10
Country
Russia
Date
Oct 30, 2014
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Country
Ukraine
Date
Oct 30, 2014
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 13, 2014
Certification
14
Country
Romania
Date
Nov 14, 2014
Country
Greece
Date
Nov 27, 2014
Certification
Κ
Country
Türkiye
Date
Dec 19, 2014
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 26, 2014
Country
South Korea
Date
Feb 19, 2015
Country
Poland
Date
Feb 20, 2015
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 26, 2015
Certification
6
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 27, 2015
Certification
7
Country
Hungary
Date
Mar 19, 2015
Country
Israel
Date
Mar 19, 2015
Country
Portugal
Date
Mar 26, 2015
Country
Estonia
Date
Mar 27, 2015
Country
Australia
Date
Apr 02, 2015
Country
Latvia
Date
Apr 03, 2015
Country
Lithuania
Date
Apr 03, 2015
Certification
N-13
Country
Czechia
Date
Apr 09, 2015
Country
New Zealand
Date
Apr 09, 2015
Country
Denmark
Date
Apr 16, 2015
Certification
7
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 23, 2015
Certification
T
Country
Kuwait
Date
Apr 30, 2015
Country
Ireland
Date
May 01, 2015
Certification
15
Country
Sweden
Date
May 01, 2015
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
May 01, 2015
Country
Brazil
Date
Jul 09, 2015
Certification
12
Country
Mexico
Date
Oct 23, 2015
Country
Colombia
Date
Nov 05, 2015
Digital
Country
France
Date
Feb 15, 2015
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
Greece
Date
Feb 05, 2015
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Feb 18, 2015
Note
DVD & Blu-Ray
TV
Country
Portugal
Date
Jun 11, 2019
Note
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