Saint Omer (2022)

6.2/10 123 min Drama Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Kayije Kagame

Rama

Guslagie Malanda

Laurence Coly

Aurélia Petit

Maître Vaudenay

Valérie Dréville

La Présidente

Xavier Maly

Luc Dumontet

Robert Cantarella

Avocat général

Salimata Kamate

Odile Diata

Thomas De Pourquery

Adrien

Charlotte Clamens

Cécile Jobard

Alain Payen

L'éditeur (voice)

Louise Lemoine Torrès

Maître Darcourt (voice)

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