Samba (2014)
"Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose."
Critics Score
🎬 57%
(RT: 61%, MC: 53) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Issaka Sawadogo as Jonas Karanoto
Youngar Fall as Lamouna, Samba's uncle
Christiane Millet as Madeleine
Is Samba good?
Most people think so. 78% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 57%, but audiences disagreed.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
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