Saint Omer
3.76/5 2022 · Directed by Alice Diop · Starring Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Aurélia Petit, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly · Drama, Crime · 122 min
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.