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Feature film — 2022

Saint Omer (2022)

6.12h 3mDrama — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 215 votes.

Srab Films / Pictanovo / ARTE France Cinéma

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Director: Alice Diop

On screen

Cast & crew

Kayije Kagame as Rama

Kayije Kagame

Rama

Guslagie Malanda as Laurence Coly

Guslagie Malanda

Laurence Coly

Aurélia Petit as Maître Vaudenay

Aurélia Petit

Maître Vaudenay

Valérie Dréville as La Présidente

Valérie Dréville

La Présidente

Xavier Maly as Luc Dumontet

Xavier Maly

Luc Dumontet

Robert Cantarella as Avocat général

Robert Cantarella

Avocat général

Salimata Kamate as Odile Diata

Salimata Kamate

Odile Diata

Thomas De Pourquery as Adrien

Thomas De Pourquery

Adrien

A

Adama Diallo Tamba

Seynabou

M

Mariam Diop

Khady

D

Dado Diop

Tening

Charlotte Clamens as Cécile Jobard

Charlotte Clamens

Cécile Jobard