SamSam (film)

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SamSam
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"Make space for the next big hero."
Slogan for the English version of the SamSam film.
Directed byTanguy de Kermel
Screenplay byValérie Magis
Jean Regnaud
Based on SamSam
by Serge Bloch
CinematographyTanguy de Kermel
Music byÉric Neveux [1]
Production
company
Folivari [2]
Distributed by StudioCanal [2]
Release dates
  • 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)(Annecy Festival)
  • 5 February 2020 (2020-02-05)(France)
Running time
80 minutes [3]
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguagesFrench
English
Box office$3.2 million [4]

SamSam is a 2019 French animated fantasy comedy superhero film directed by Tanguy de Kermel based on the children's television series of the same name created by Serge Bloch. [2] [5] Produced by Folivari, the film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 7 December 2019, and was released theatrically in France on 5 February 2020 by StudioCanal. [2] It generally received mixed reviews from critics.

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Plot

SamSam lives a rich life with an array of friends, but the one thing he has yet to attain are actual superpowers. While he tries to figure it out, he must prepare to fight monsters and learn what it means to be a hero. [6]

Voice cast

Release

SamSam premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 7 December 2019, and was released theatrically in France on 5 February 2020. [8] It was distributed by StudioCanal. [2] The film opened with $532,953 in France for a total gross of $2,315,818, and a worldwide total of $3,197,240. [4] [9] Outside of France, Poland had the largest number of admissions for SamSam with over 35,500, amounting to $171,672 at the Polish box office. [10]

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews from critics. [11] [12] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 20% based on 5 critical reviews. [13] The SamSam film was a critical failure, but a commercial success.

References

  1. ↑ SamSam at Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hopewell, John (5 June 2019) Studiocanal Sets Folivari’s ‘Samsam’ for Distribution Over Half the World (EXCLUSIVE). Variety . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ↑ SamSam at Folivari.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 SamSam at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Hopewell, John and Lang, Jamie (14 February 2019) Studiocanal Near Sells Out ‘Love at Second Sight,’ Rolls Out ’Someone, Somewhere,’ ‘Samsam’ (EXCLUSIVE). Variety . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Billington, Alex (1 July 2020) Official US Trailer for Cute Animated Sci-Fi Adventure Movie 'SamSam'. FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ↑ SamSam of Cineuropa – the best in European cinema. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ↑ SamSam at UniFrance. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. ↑ SamSam (2020) – financial information at The Numbers. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ↑ French films at the international box office: August 2020, 17 September 2020. UniFrance . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Bonneau, Danielle (31 July 2020) SamSam : une phrase qui gâche tout. (in French). La Presse . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Moore, Roger (24 July 2020) Movie Review: French animated “SamSam” loses something in translation. Movie Nation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  13. ↑ SamSam at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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