![]() ![]() "Samba" is a film with many themes: the youthful non-Western culture looking for a future confronting an old European culture that seems inflexible family (Samba's uncle gives his nephew his own permanent residency card, the most precious thing he has) racial bias and possibilities for relationships between people who at first seem very different but in the end are just lonely people looking for connection, family, friends and love. In this latest film, they continue to explore the world of today's French immigrant underclass with empathy, insight, heart and humor. "Samba" comes from the directing team of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, who gave us the 2011 film "The Intouchables" for which Sy won the Cesar Award for best actor. ![]() As Samba struggles to find a way to remain in France, Alice struggles to find balance in her personal and professional life. She thinks she can still help him as he takes temporary work as a security guard and a window washer, to humorous effect.Īs time passes, Alice's colleagues who work to help immigrants fighting deportation form a small community that welcomes Samba. The first thing he does is return to his uncle's flat and adopt the look of a professional businessman to avoid detection. When Samba's request for permanent residency is denied, the officials release him from the center and tell him to leave the country. Although her friend warns her ahead of time about relationships with detainees, Alice and Samba are attracted to one another. He is discovered and sent to an immigration center, where he meets his advocates, one of whom is a burned-out businesswoman, Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg), doing service hours after a breakdown at work. Samba (Omar Sy) is an undocumented immigrant from Senegal who lives with his uncle in Paris and works in a restaurant, hoping to become a professional chef. ![]()
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