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Saint Omer
- Alice Diop
- France
Acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop turns to narrative fiction with this powerful and subtly devastating courtroom drama. Traveling to the northern French town of Saint-Omer to research her new book, Rama observes the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman accused of infanticide; Laurence has confessed to the crime but maintains her innocence, arguing that she was under the influence of powerful sorcerous magic at the time. The disturbing facts of the case, uncovered piece by piece, trigger in Rama a cascading flood of memories about her own childhood and mother. Nuanced and patient, this profound character study is also a poignant examination of cultural memory, inherited trauma, and unspoken violence.
Winner
58th Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo: Best Screenplay. Learn more…
Sponsor(s)
Film Patron
Robert & Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
International Competition Patron
Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum Family Foundation
Event Information
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
5:30pm
-   122 minutes
AMC River East 21
322 E Illinois St
Chicago, IL 60611 United States
Tickets
A free event, Digging Deeper Into Movies with Nick Davis, will immediately precede this screening at 4pm. Professor and film critic Nick Davis will discuss Saint Omer and director Alice Dop’s other work.