Samba (2014)

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.

Cast

Samba Cissé
Gracieuse, the salon manager
Josiane, from the interim agency
The seller of residence cards
The patron of the guards
The concierge of the hotel
Samba's advocate
The gendarme in the kitchen of the 'Garde Républicaine'
The judge of the court
Walid aka Wilson
A CRA policeman
A CRA policeman
A migrant at the association
Wilson's neighbor
The foreman of the garbage sorting plant
The Peruvian
The Tunisian translator
A security guard
The policeman at the portico of the CRA
The office secretary
A detainee at the CRA
The cleaning woman
A migrant who dances
Monsieur Bentata
Man in narrowboat
A migrant
A migrant at the association
A migrant at the association
Jonas Karanoto
The Pony Club Host (uncredited)
The bartender (uncredited)
A passenger in the metro (uncredited)
An immigrant (uncredited)
Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Magali aka 'Gracieuse'

Crew

Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Producer
Co-Producer
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Key Makeup Artist
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
First Assistant Director
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Script Supervisor