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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 30 Jul 2015

Though the film doesn't provide any answers, it does give voice to the millions who suffer these same situations daily…

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

Gainsbourg and Sy play off each other wonderfully, emphasizing how these characters relate to each other as people; their scenes together feel…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 Jul 2015

Like “The Intouchables,” Samba is loosely plotted and is at least 20 minutes too long…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 29 Jul 2015

The cast is full of strong actors, among them Tahar Rahim (riveting in A Prophet) as Samba's allegedly Brazilian friend and confidant…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 29 Jul 2015

Gainsbourg is always going through a little more than she cares to tell the audience about, but the connection her character makes with Samba…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 29 Jul 2015

[A] sincere and well-acted romance-tinged immigration drama…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 29 Jul 2015

A weird mix of a formulaic story of slow-blooming love and a sometimes-piercing view of being forced to live off the grid…

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By Jon Espino (144) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 26 Jul 2015

Samba takes a more attractive approach to the ugly situations it is trying to present by focusing on the unconventional relationship between…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 26 Jul 2015

An actor has to just have it and Omar Sy has it…

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By Shirley Sealy (140) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Jul 2015

The film does a splendid job of seriously revealing the kind of injustices done to undocumented aliens…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for AV Club (2,778) on 22 Jul 2015

On the evidence of their worldwide smash The Intouchables, as well as their latest comedy-drama Samba, writer-directors Olivier Nakache and…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 22 Jul 2015

Satisfying in a way that too few American films remember how to be...a movie that stays with you, something not many films manage to do any more…

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By Facebook U (1,208) on 22 Jul 2015

A honestidade do filme está justamente na leveza passada pelo belo elenco, principalmente Omar Sy…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 21 Jul 2015

Effectively the Diet version of films by Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers, but it is thorny and prickly and not grossly manipulative…

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By Abbey Bender (99) for Village Voice (8,525) on 20 Jul 2015

Samba's relationship with Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a volunteer at an immigration advocacy center, has moments of sweetness, but is painted…

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By Lucie F (67) on 11 Jul 2015

It is watchable, that is all I can say.This comic drama portrays the sad life of immigrants in France.Sometimes comic, others dramatic it doesn't…

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By Colin B (289) on 01 Jun 2015

Very enjoyable film indeed. Charlotte Gainsbourg is brilliant in it. Timid French last. French fashion leaves a lot to be desired though…

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By Timothy A (304) on 13 May 2015

Very well executed yet equally poorly conceived drama about undocumented migrants coming up against the French immigration service and the…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 03 May 2015

A final reel false-step pushes things into the realms of overcooked melodrama, but for the most part it's entertainingly upbeat fare…

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By Lauren Carroll Harris (50) for Concrete Playground (635) on 02 May 2015

It's the filmic equivalent of Cafe del Mar easy listening: it's watchable…

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