Saint Omer
Startling, scary, and unforgettable. It’s the sort of thing we go to the movies for.
Saint Omer
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 her own judgment.
Genre
French Cinema,
Drama,
Women and Film,
Justice
Runtime
123
Language
French
Director
Alice Diop
Writer(s)
Amrita David,
Alice Diop,
Zoé Galeron,
Marie N'Diaye
Cast
Kayije Kagame,
Guslagie Malanda
Awards:
Nominee, Best Foreign Film, Spirit Awards
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Winner, Directors to Watch, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Luigi De Laurentiis Award, Venice Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Winner, Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Robert Daniels, The Playlist
“Saint Omer,” with devastating intent, recalls the real-life 2013 incident involving Fabienne Kabou leaving her 15-month-year old baby girl on a beach in Berck-sur-Mer, where her child drowned underneath the rising tide. In Diop’s assured narrative, Kabou is renamed Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda) ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 1.13.23 - 1.26.23
Claremont 5 1.13.23 - 1.26.23
NoHo 7 1.13.23 - 1.26.23
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