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Saint Omer is a 2022 French legal drama film written and directed by Alice Diop, and starring Kayije Kagame and Guslagie Malanda. It is Diop's first narrative feature. Her other films have been documentaries.
Saint-Omer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿omɛʁ] ⓘ; West Flemish: Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. [3] It is 68 km (42 mi) west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais , and is located in the Artois province .
Nov 23, 2022 · 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.
Jan 13, 2023 · Richard Brody reviews “Saint Omer,” Alice Diop’s courtroom drama about a woman who is charged with infanticide, and the power of language to spark imagination.
Nov 21, 2022 · Inspired by true events, SAINT OMER is an arresting and profound film of constantly shifting layers; at once a tense courtroom drama, an inquiry into female agency, and a...
The town of Saint-Omer is found to the south-east of Calais, in northern France. Historically a region of marshes, these were in part drained to create a fertile environment for growing produce and there are now many market gardens in the area.
A gut-punching contemplation of a woman's immigrant experience, Saint Omer puts a mother on the stand and the audience in the jury box to find humanity in the inhumane. Read Critics Reviews....
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