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Samba
2014
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
53–84
out of 100
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.
Details
- Directors
- Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
- Writers
- Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
- Studio
- Ten Films, Gaumont, Quad Productions
- Released
- 15 October 2014
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $151.5K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 5 nominations
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| 28th European Film Awards 2015 | Best European Film | Olivier Nakache | Nominee |
| 28th European Film Awards 2015 | Best European Film | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominee |
| 28th European Film Awards 2015 | Best European Film | Omar Sy | Nominee |
| 28th European Film Awards 2015 | Best European Film | Tahar Rahim | Nominee |
| 28th European Film Awards 2015 | Best European Film | Éric Toledano | Nominee |
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28th European Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best European Film | Olivier Nakache | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Omar Sy | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Tahar Rahim | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Éric Toledano | Nominee |