Samba
2014FranceLanguage: frDirected by Éric Toledano★ 6.4
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
warmmelancholicdark comedyhopeful
Pacing
episodicslow burn
Story
survivalescapejourney
Emotion
belonginglongingfiguring out who you areredemptionall-consuming love
Themes
caught between worldsclass and moneylife under oppressionpovertyfear of the outsidercorrupt institutions
Feel
catharticcrowd pleaserdiscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
mild