Saint Omer [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Alice Diop Alice Diop

Overview

Co-written and directed by Alice Diop, this drama is based on the 2016 French court case involving Fabienne Kabou. The film unfolds through the eyes of Rama (Kayije Kagame), a pregnant novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanga). The accused is being tried for the murder of her own baby, whom she left on a beach to be taken by the tide. Rama hopes to adapt her story as a retelling of Medea. But as the hearings unfold, she starts to question many things about the realities she shares with Laurence; the Senegalese immigrant experience, societal pressures, and motherhood.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2024
UPC:	0715515293716
Original Release:	2022
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	1,069

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kayije Kagame	Actor,Actor
Guslagie Malanda	Actor,Actor
Valérie Dréville	La Présidente du tribunal,La Présidente du tribunal
Aurélia Petit	Maître Vaudenay,Maître Vaudenay
Xavier Maly	Luc Dumontet,Luc Dumontet
Robert Cantarella	L'avocat general,L'avocat general
Salimata Kamate	Actor,Actor
Thomas de Pourquery	Actor,Actor
Adama Diallo Tamba	Seynabou,Seynabou
Marieme Diop	Khady,Khady
Dado Diop	Tening,Tening
Charlotte Clamens	Cecile Jobard,Cecile Jobard
Seyna Kane	Seynabou Jeune,Seynabou Jeune
Coumba-Mar Thiam	Rama Adolescente,Rama Adolescente
Binta Thiam	Rama enfant,Rama enfant
Alain Payen	L'editeur,L'editeur
Louise Lemoine Torres	Maitre Darcourt,Maitre Darcourt
Roald Iamonte	Actor,Actor
Christelle Lefait	Actor,Actor
Yann Lehoux	Actor,Actor

Technical Credits

Alice Diop

Amrita David

Marie N'Diaye

Alice Diop	Director,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Toufik Ayadi	Producer,Producer
Christophe Barral	Producer,Producer
Amrita David	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Marie N'Diaye	Screenwriter,Screenwriter