Saint Omer
France • 2022 • 2h 3m
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A novelist attends the trial of a 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, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
Synopsis
A novelist attends the trial of a 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, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorAlice Diop
WriterAmrita David, Alice Diop, Marie N'Diaye
CinematographerClaire Mathon
EditorAmrita David
ProducerToufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
Cast
Kayije Kagameas Rama
Guslagie Malandaas Laurence Coly
Aurélia Petitas Maître Vaudenay
Valérie Drévilleas La Présidente
