A chat with Alice Diop, writer/director of Saint Omer at CAA( Creative Artists Agency) in Los Angeles 05 Nov. 22.

Saint Omer is based on a real-life event in France. The script is a fictionalization of the event with much of the script taken straight from the court transcript.

In this extraordinary narrative debut by acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop, a young novelist is forced to confront her personal traumas as she observes the trial of a woman accused of infanticide.

This is Alice Diop's first feature narrative film. She is known for documentary films in France. Saint Omer has been selected as France's official entry to the 95th Academy Awards.

See the trailer:    • SAINT OMER Trailer | TIFF 2022  

The film opens in theaters in France 28 Nov 2022 and in January 2023 in the US.