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Dec 11, 2022 · Saint Omer. 2022. France. Directed by Alice Diop. Screenplay by Diop, Amrita David, Marie N’Diaye, Zoé Galeron. With Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda. 122 min. Motherhood and sacrifice: the two have long been thought inseparable. But what if the sacrifice is of one’s own child, whether out of noble vengefulness (Medea), the agony of a worse fate (slavery in Toni Morrison’s Beloved), or ...
- Alice Diop
- December 11, 2022
Get out and about. Major events in the Saint-Omer region. The calendar of events of the year. The Pays de Saint-Omer beats to the rhythm of its events all year round, and each season welcomes its annual events. From major festivals to craft fairs, you’re likely to find the event that suits you. JANUARY.
Sep 16, 2022 · And she uses that same documentary nous to full effect in Saint Omer. The story's based on the real-life trial of Fabienne Kabou in 2015, a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her 15-month ...
- Alice Diop
The film follows the novelist Rama (Kayije Kagame) as she attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanga), a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions ...
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Saint Omer, dir. Alice Diop, France 2022, 122 min., French with English subtitles, 12A. Acclaimed filmmaker Alice Diop delivers a riveting and utterly unmissable courtroom drama. The film follows novelist Rama who attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter.
Saint Omer: Directed by Alice Diop. With Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit. Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
At 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. Acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion, the Best Debut Film Award (Luigi De Laurentiis Award) and the Edipo Re Award, documentarian Alice Diop’s stunning narrative debut Saint Omer is France’s entry at the 2023 Academy ...
