Rent Saint Omer (2022)
3.5 of 5 from 111 ratings
2h 2min
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- Synopsis:
- "Saint Omer" follows novelist Rama (Kayije Kagame) who attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda), a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. As the legal proceedings move forward, the words of the accused along with witness testimonies begin to shake Rama's convictions and call into question both her judgement and that of the viewer. Featuring an array of outstanding performances, 'Saint Omer' is a riveting and utterly unmissable courtroom drama from acclaimed filmmaker Alice Diop.
- Actors:
- Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanga, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella, Salimata Kamate, Thomas De Pourquery, Adama Diallo Tamba, Mariam Diop, Dado Diop, Charlotte Clamens, Seyna Kane, Coumba-Mar Thiam, Binta Thiam, Roald Iamonte, Christelle Lefait, Yann Lehoux
- Directors:
- Alice Diop
- Producers:
- Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
- Voiced By:
- Alain Payen, Louise Lemoine Torrès
- Writers:
- Amrita David, Alice Diop, Zoé Galeron, Marie N'Diaye
- Aka:
- Saint-Omer
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, Cinema Paradiso's Euro 24 Film Festival, Films & TV by topic
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/04/2023
- Run Time:
- 122 minutes
- Languages:
- French Dolby Digital 2.0, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Saint Omer
What Testimony Can't Reach - Saint Omer review by griggs
A subject this incendiary should feel impossible to approach with calm, yet Alice Diop does exactly that. The courtroom is dense with testimony, but the film is really about what testimony can’t reach: glances, pauses, the weight of something that may never fully make sense. Diop directs with empathy and an almost unnerving patience, refusing the easy route of judgement or sensationalism. The beauty is quiet and strange, right through to a final scene that lands like a deep breath you didn’t realise you were holding.
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