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Samba

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

6.4

2014•1h 58m

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.

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Photo of Omar Sy

Omar Sy

Samba Cissé

Photo of Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Alice

Photo of Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Walid aka Wilson

Photo of Izïa Higelin

Izïa Higelin

Manu

Photo of Issaka Sawadogo

Issaka Sawadogo

Jonas Karanoto

Photo of Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent

Marcelle

Photo of Youngar Fall

Youngar Fall

Lamouna, Samba's uncle

Photo of Christiane Millet

Christiane Millet

Madeleine

Photo of Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Maggy

Photo of Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede

Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Photo of Sabine Pakora

Sabine Pakora

Gracieuse, the salon manager

Photo of Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Josiane, from the interim agency

Photo of Adel Bencherif

Adel Bencherif

The seller of residence cards

Photo of Jean-Michel Correia

Jean-Michel Correia

The patron of the guards

Photo of Michel Winogradoff

Michel Winogradoff

The concierge of the hotel

Photo of Maxime d'Aboville

Maxime d'Aboville

Samba's advocate

Photo of Nicolas Beaucaire

Nicolas Beaucaire

The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'

Photo of Victor Loukianenko

Victor Loukianenko

The Russian

Photo of Sacha Petronijevic

Sacha Petronijevic

The Serbian

Photo of Catherine Davenier

Catherine Davenier

The judge of the court

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