Saint Omer
Director: Alice Diop
Starring: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda
Mon 20 Mar 7.30pm Book Now
Duration: 122 mins
AGE Rating: Cert 12A
Adults £10
Under 16s £5
French film with subtitles.
Director Alice Diop, known for documentaries, here makes a foray into courtroom drama, based on a real-life case.
Rama, a novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her child, at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court. Rama intends to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but her thinking is changed by the testimonies she hears.