Movie
Samba
Released: October 15, 2014 (2014)
Runtime: 118 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Jacqueline Jehanneuf as Maggy
Age at release: 89
- Hélène Vincent as Marcelle
Age at release: 71
- Issaka Sawadogo as Jonas Karanoto
Age at release: 48
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Alice
Age at release: 43
- Omar Sy as Samba Cissé
Age at release: 36
- Liya Kebede as Magali aka 'Gracieuse'
Age at release: 36
- Tahar Rahim as Walid aka Wilson
Age at release: 33
- Izïa Higelin as Manu
Age at release: 24
- Youngar Fall as Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Age at release: Unknown
- Christiane Millet as Madeleine
Age at release: Unknown
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- Catherine Davenier as The judge of the court
Age at release: 60
- Michel Winogradoff as The concierge of the hotel
Age at release: 59
- Clotilde Mollet as Josiane, from the interim agency
Age at release: 51
- Jean-Michel Correia as The patron of the guards
Age at release: 50
- Nicolas Beaucaire as The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'
Age at release: 42
- Sarkaw Hadi Ayze as The Tunisian translator
Age at release: 41
- Adel Bencherif as The seller of residence cards
Age at release: 39
- Victor Loukianenko as The Russian
Age at release: 38
- Roukiata Ouedraogo as A migrant at the association
Age at release: 35
- Maxime d'Aboville as Samba's advocate
Age at release: 34
- Sabine Pakora as Gracieuse, the salon manager
Age at release: Unknown
- Sacha Petronijevic as The Serbian
Age at release: Unknown
- Vladys Muller as A CRA policeman
Age at release: Unknown
- Bryan Polach as A CRA policeman
Age at release: Unknown
- Jean-Yves Cressenville as A CRA policeman
Age at release: Unknown
- Raphaël Toledano as Wilson's neighbor
Age at release: Unknown
- Thierry Angelvy as The foreman of the garbage sorting plant
Age at release: Unknown
- Eduardo Sainz as The Peruvian
Age at release: Unknown
- Jules Abel Logel as A security guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Sylvain Saulet as The policeman at the portico of the CRA
Age at release: Unknown