Review of Samba (2014) by Frédéric H — 08 Nov 2014

Bonne comédie française sur un thème sérieux.

This review of Samba (2014) was written by Frédéric H on 08 Nov 2014.

Samba has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Jul 2015

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 29 Apr 2015

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