Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Samba easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Samba end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Samba

Name: Samba
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2014
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izïa Higelin, Issaka Sawadogo

Sometimes those with nothing have the most to lose.

Directed by Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache

Produced by Ten Films, Gaumont

2014118 min6.3 / 10

A warm, character-driven romantic comedy about two people from opposite worlds finding connection and purpose through each other while navigating systemic obstacles and personal burnout.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Romance Stories Dysfunctional Marriage Stories Detective And Interrogation Movies Immigrants and Exiles Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Immigrant Paris, France Language Barrier Insomnia Kiss Man Woman Relationship Romance Job Seeking Senegalese Migrant Legal Aid Legal Immigrant

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Questions people ask

Is Samba violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Samba easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Samba sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Samba scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Samba end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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