Co-starring Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Samba” centers on the friendship that forms between a Senegalese immigrant and an immigration worker.
The acquisition of “Samba” ostensibly sets a strong precedent for BGP, which also acquired Ramin Bahrani’s “99 Homes” and the Ben Kingsley-Patricia Clarkson comedy “Learning to Drive” out of TIFF. These three titles alone seem to demonstrate a unique commitment to the distribution of projects with a strong international sensibility and appeal.
BGP plans to release “Samba” during the second-half of 2015.
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