Underplayed Gems

Samba (2014)

Samba poster
Directed by
Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
14
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 991 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Senegalese immigrant in France struggles to get a work permit and build a new life. He meets a French woman who helps him navigate bureaucracy and finds unexpected connection.

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What happens

Samba is a 2014 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. It is their second collaboration with actor Omar Sy following The Intouchables (2012). The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2014. It was released theatrically in France on 15 October 2014, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 24 July 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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