Samba (2014)
Directed by Éric Toledano
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.
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The star, Omar Sy, is the French actor, writer and TV personality who played the ex-con caretaker in “The Intouchables,” which was written and directed by the same filmmakers...
So affecting is the performance by Omar Sy (“Jurassic World,” “The Intouchables”) as Samba (“like the dance”), an undocumented Senegalese chef, you almost forgive the shortcomings.
French directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano have been working side by side since the mid 2000s, but stormed into popularity with their 2011 hit “The Intouchables.”
Strong performances can’t overcome a woefully uneven screenplay in this heartfelt drama from French filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables).
French filmmakers Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano scored an international hit with their fourth feature, 2011’s The Intouchables.