Where to Watch Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly
- Kevin Ward4 de julio de 2025Centered on a trial based on a true life case in which a Senegalese woman killed her own infant daughter, Alice Diop’s Saint Omer mines this extremely unique case for some very harsh truths about motherhood, womanhood, the immigrant experience, …. and so much more. Guslagie Malanda gives an absolutely mesmerizing performance as Laurence Coly, the mother on trial. Her performance is nuanced in such a way that she vividly recounts the killing of her own daughter and yet her testimony, her demeanor, her candor have you on edge of your seat desperate for the possibility that she’s not truly at fault. Our entry into the story isn’t Coly’s perspective. It is actually Rama (Kayiji Kagame), a writer attending the trial in hopes of writing a book about it. Rama discovers numerous parallels between Coly’s situation and her own life, and by extension the audience does too. Saint Omer had me completely engrossed. The two lead performances are excellent and Diop’s direction is really powerfully executed. It’s a complex film that may turn off viewers looking for a more straightforward courtroom drama, but I was incredibly moved. The closing statement from Coly’s defense attorney and the acknowledging glance between Coly and Rama made for a very potent finish. Highly recommend.
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Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly was released on 23 de noviembre de 2022.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly was directed by Alice Diop.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly has a runtime of 2h 2min.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly was produced by Christophe Barral, Toufik Ayadi.
Tribunal de Saint Omer. La joven novelista Rama asiste al juicio de Laurence Coly, una joven acusada de matar a su hija de 15 meses al abandonarla a la subida de la marea en una playa del norte de Francia. Pero a medida que avanza el juicio, las palabras de la acusada y los testimonios de los testigos harán tambalear las convicciones de Rama y pondrán en duda el propio juicio.
The key characters in Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly are Rama (Kayije Kagame), Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda), Maître Vaudenay (Aurélia Petit).
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly is rated 12.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly is a Drama, Crimen film.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly has an audience rating of 5.7 out of 10.
Saint Omer, el pueblo contra Laurence Coly has made 823 mil US$ at the box office.