Saint-Omer
Directed by Alice Diop
2022Feature122 minFrancePG
A young novelist attending the trial of a woman accused of killing her baby daughter finds her own convictions shaken.
StatusAvailable to book
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2023
Runtime122 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screensReady to book
Synopsis
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.
The director
Alice Diop
Alice Diop is a French filmmaker who made her name with documentaries such as We (Nous). Her fiction debut Saint Omer won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at Venice in 2022.
