Film: Saint Omer (2022)

In French with English subtitles.

Free and open to the public.

Rama, novelist and professor, attends the trial in Saint Omer of Laurence Coly, a young 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, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama's convictions and call into question our own judgement. Based on a 2016 court case. Starring Kayije Kagame and Guslagie Malanda. Dir. Alice Diop. 2022. 122 min.