SamSam (film)

SamSam is a 2019 animated superhero film directed by Tanguy de Kermel based on the children's television series of the same name created by Serge Bloch. 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 superpowers. 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 as SamMummy
 * Philippe Spiteri/Kellen Goff as MuckyYuck
 * Simon Brunner/Addie Chandler as Sumojo
 * Françoise Pavy/Karen Strassman 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. 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. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 20% based on 5 critical reviews. The SamSam film was a critical failure, but a commercial success.