Saint Omer
2022, Film, 122 min, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 64
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.
Directed by Alice Diop
Cast
- Kayije Kagame as Rama
- Guslagie Malanda as Laurence Coly
- Valérie Dréville as La Présidente du tribunal
- Aurélia Petit as Maître Vaudenay
- Xavier Maly as Luc Dumontet
- Robert Cantarella as L'avocat général
- Salimata Kamate as Odile Diatta
- Thomas de Pourquery as Adrien
- Adama Diallo Tamba as Seynabou
- Mariam Diop as Khady
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