''SamSam'' is a 2019 3D

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superhero film directed by Tanguy de Kermel based on the children's television series of the same name created by Serge Bloch.Hopewell, John (5 June 2019
Studiocanal Sets Folivari’s ‘Samsam’ for Distribution Over Half the World (EXCLUSIVE)
'' Variety''. Retrieved 23 May 2021. 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.

Plot

SamSam lives a rich life with an array of friends, but the one thing he has yet to attain are actual

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s. While he tries to figure it out, he must prepare to fight monsters and learn what it means to be a hero.

Voice cast

*Isaac Lobé-Lebel/Tucker Chandler] as SamSam *Lior Chabbat/Lily Sanfelippo as Mega *Jérémy Prevost/ Dino Andrade as King Marthial the 1st *Sébastien Desjours/Michael Yurchak as SamTeddy *Léopold vom Dorp/Connor Elias Andrade as SweetPea *Victoire Pauwels/Faith Graham as SuperJulie *Léovanie Raud/Michelle Deco as Lady Fathola *Laurent Maurel/ Cam Clarke as Marthientist * Damien Boisseau/Evan Smith as SamDaddy *Marie-Eugénie Maréchal/

Karen Strassman Karen Strassman (born June 5 is an American stage, television and voice actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the ''Code Geass'' seri ...

as SamMummy *Philippe Spiteri/ Kellen Goff as MuckyYuck *Simon Brunner/Addie Chandler as Sumojo *Françoise Pavy/

as GrannyPea *Magali Rozensweig/Caitlin Prennace as Miss Bridget *Julien Crampon/Micheal Yurchak as Tuffy *Emmylou Homs/Caitlin Prennace as Catty *Martin Spinhayer/ Kellen Goff as GloomyGlob Monster/The Wettabeds *Philippe Roullier as the television presenter

Release

''SamSam'' premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 7 December 2019, and was released theatrically in France on 5 February 2020. It was distributed by StudioCanal. The film opened with $532,953 in France for a total gross of $2,315,818, and a worldwide total of $3,197,240.SamSam
at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 23 May 2021. 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.

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews from critics.Bonneau, Danielle (31 July 2020
SamSam : une phrase qui gâche tout
(in French). '' La Presse''. Retrieved 23 May 2021. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 20% based on 5 critical reviews.SamSam
at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2021. The SamSam film was a critical failure, but a commercial success.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt9784518 Belgian animated films 2019 films 2010s French-language films French-language Belgian films