Broad Green Pictures has picked up Samba from The Intouchables‘ writing/directing team of Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. Samba is based on the Delphine Coulin’s novel Samba pour la France and stars Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Tahar Rahim.
Samba premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will be entering theaters in late 2015.
Announcing the acquisition, BGP CEO Gabriel Hammond and Chief Creative Officer Daniel Hammond said, “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with such talented filmmakers whose work we so admire – we’ve been waiting for this opportunity. The remarkable performances in this film bring its themes to life in such a visceral way, and will resonate with such a diverse group of audiences. We believe that this film should reach an even larger audience than their first.”
The Plot:
Samba (Sy) has worked day and night for the last ten years, trying to support his family back in Senegal while making a life for himself in France. Thrown into detention, he meets a reclusive immigration worker, Alice (Gainsbourg), who’s warned to keep a safe distance from the people she is helping. Desperate for excitement and meaning in her own life, Alice lets her guard down when the charming Samba is ordered to leave France. Fumbling through bottom-rung jobs with his new friend Wilson (Rahim) while trying to stay off the radar, Samba finds himself returning to the awkward solace of Alice.
-By Rebecca Murray
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