In 'Saint Omer,' Alice Diop chronicles the trial of a Franco-Senegalese mother who committed infanticide.
Saint Omer is a two-hour train ride from Paris, where Malanda lives. During the first weekend pause in production, she traveled home to take a break. “As soon as I got there, I knew it was impossible,” she remembers. “I couldn’t be home. I was totally Laurence Coly; I was ...
The review went on aboutSaint Omer’s arrogance and pretentiousness, and it used that other film to explain whatSaint Omercould have done better. It also said that that other film hasn’t been as widely recognized because a white guy directed it, whereasSaint Omeris being celebrated because ...