This is a reprint of our review from the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Samba (Omar Sy) has been in France for 10 years, mostly working as a dishwasher and trying to climb up the ladder to ...

The Senegalese wonderkid Samba Sy is making his presence felt with the Italian club Hellas Verona. At just 16 years old, the young forward is being hailed as one of the most promising prospects at the ...

Writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano hit a sweet spot with 2011’s near-half-billion-dollar global hit “The Intouchables,” starring Omar Sy as a white zillionaire quadriplegic’s black ...

Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in a new film from "Intouchables" directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano By Jordan Mintzer Samba Still - H 2014 The star and crew may be the same, and the ...

The immigrant experience is an ongoing 400-year story in America, but in France it’s new enough to keep popping up as a subject for contemporary films. Most of these films and the dilemmas they ...

Directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano reteamed with their Intouchables breakout star Omar Sy for the upcoming Samba. Their highly-anticipated follow-up to the $426M-grossing 2012 sensation (no ...

Check out the trailer for SAMBA, starring Omar Sy (JURASSIC WORLD) and Charlotte Gainsbourg … brought to you from the directing-duo behind THE INTOUCHABLES – Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. SAMBA ...

In the new movie, Samba, Omar Sy plays a Senegalese immigrant living illegally in France. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sy about his own background and his transition from comedy to drama. Samba is going ...

The young company will handle the film's U.S. release By Austin Siegemund-Broka Samba Still - H 2014 The new company is planning a release in the second half of 2015 for the dramedy, which had its ...

Broad Green Pictures has bought U.S. distribution rights to Omar Sy‘s drama “Samba,” following last week’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The film re-teams Sy with “The Intouchables” ...

French actor Omar Sy decided to take a “step back” after the international success of the 2011 comedy-drama “The Intouchables.” Sy became the first actor of African descent to win the César Award, ...

Samba (Omar Sy) has been in France for 10 years, mostly working as a dishwasher and trying to climb up the ladder to food preparer. After checking up on his residency status to see if he has become ...