Samba (2014)

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Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

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.

• Released: 2014-10-15
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 1,002 votes

Directed by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano.

Top cast

• 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'

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Samba

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, The CW, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Rakuten TV; buy on Rakuten TV
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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