Saint Omer opens at Film Forum with Alice Diop in attendance!

Directed by Alice Diop

2022 | France | French with English subtitles | 118 minutes

Q&A with Director Alice Diop and Actress Guslagie Malanda on 

Thursday, January 12 (SNEAK PREVIEW!)

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Shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Award® for International Feature Film.

When asked why she killed her infant daughter, the accused, a young Senegalese-French woman – a PhD student writing on Wittgenstein – answers, “I don’t know.  I hope this trial can help me understand.” What would compel such a shocking act, and why would an accomplished writer obsessively attend the woman’s trial? The complex mysteries at the heart of this absorbing, wholly original take on both the courtroom drama and the African immigrant experience, unfold like a Russian nesting doll of gazes and projections. Is the accused a liar, a victim, a sorceress, or all of the above? In her first narrative feature, Senegalese-French documentarian Alice Diop uses her sharp eye for political realism to craft a captivating portrait of motherhood amid cultural isolation.

A SUPER release.