Saint Omer

Saint Omer

123 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2022

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.

Saint Omer

123 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2022

Saint Omer
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Ciné+, Région Ile-de-France, Ciclic - Région Centre, Région Hauts-de-France, SRAB Films, Pictanovo Région Hauts de France, Indéfilms 10, Super
Original title Saint Omer
Directors Barbara Canale, Julia Canarelli, Mathilde Profit, Alice Diop
Writers Alice Diop, Marie N'Diaye

Cast

Kayije Kagame

as Rama

Guslagie Malanda

as Laurence Coly

Aurélia Petit

as Maître Vaudenay

Valérie Dréville

as La Présidente

Xavier Maly

as Luc Dumontet

Robert Cantarella

as Avocat général

Salimata Kamate

as Odile Diata