Samba

July. 24,2015      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Omar Sy as  Samba Cissé
Charlotte Gainsbourg as  Alice
Tahar Rahim as  Walid aka Wilson
Izïa Higelin as  Manu
Issaka Sawadogo as  Jonas Karanoto
Hélène Vincent as  Marcelle
Youngar Fall as  Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane Millet as  Madeleine
Jacqueline Jehanneuf as  Maggy
Liya Kebede as  Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

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