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Synopsis
Rama, a successful journalist and author living in Paris, has come to Saint Omer, a town in the north of France, to attend the trial of a young Senegalese woman, Laurence Coly, who allegedly murdered her baby daughter. Although she admits to killing the child, she cannot or will not provide motivation, claiming it was a kind of sorcery out of her control. Rama’s plan to write about Laurence in a book inspired by the Medea myth increasingly unravels as she becomes overwhelmed by the case and reckons with memories of her immigrant mother as well as her own impending motherhood. In her consummate fiction feature debut, Alice Diop constructs an arresting yet highly sensitive, superbly acted film of constantly revealing layers. Saint Omer is at once a tense courtroom drama, a work of abstracted psychological portraiture, an inquiry into human agency, and a provocative examination of the limits of myth and cross-cultural knowledge.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $69,232 (32.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 41.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 245 opening theaters/245 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $213,953 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) | 11,409 | $213,953 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) | 14,323 | $299,992 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) | 17,847 | $513,945 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) | 3,561 | $213,953 |
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| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 9th, 2022 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Super LTD January 13th, 2023 (Limited) by Super LTD |
| International Releases: | November 23rd, 2022 (Limited) (France)
December 8th, 2022 (Limited) (Italy) February 3rd, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom) March 3rd, 2023 (Limited), released as Saint Omer, El Pueblo Contra Lorence Coly (Spain) March 9th, 2023 (Limited) (Germany) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | May 12th, 2023 by Hulu |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language. (Rating bulletin 2764 (cert #54213), 1/4/2023) |
| Running Time: | 118 minutes |
| Comparisons: | vs. A Thousand and One Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Courtroom / Legal Drama, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Immigration, Writing and Writers |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | SRAB Films |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Languages: | French |