Saint Omer
January 13 - 19, 2023
In this extraordinary narrative debut by acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop, a young novelist is forced to confront her personal traumas as she observes the trial of a woman accused of infanticide.
Saint-Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgement.
- Director: Alice Diop
- Principal Cast: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit
- Country: France
- Year: 2022
- Running Time: 122 min.
- Producer: Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
- Screenplay: Alice Diop, Amrita David, Marie NDiaye
- Cinematographers: Claire Mathon
- Editors: Amrita David
- Awards: Venice Film Festival 2022 (Silver Lion, Grand Jury Prize), Official Oscar Submission 2023 (Best International Feature)
- Language: French
- US Distributor: Super (NEON)
- International Sales: Wild Bunch International