Closes March 23
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.
An intellectually charged, emotionally wrenching story about the inability of storytelling — literary, legal or cinematic — to do justice to the violence and strangeness of human experience.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
What a powerful film.
RogerEbert.com
| Series | |
| Genre |
Best of the YearDramaInternational
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| Runtime | 122 minutes |
| Rated | 14A: racism; themes of violence, anxiety, and mental distress |
| Directed By | Alice Diop |
| Starring | Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda |
| Language | French language with English subtitles |
| Country |
France
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