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Drama | 118 MIN | FRANCE

Successful journalist and author Rama (Kayije Kagame) attends the trial of a young Senegalese woman (Guslagie Malanda), who has allegedly murdered her own baby daughter. Rama’s plan to write about Laurence in a book inspired by the Medea myth increasingly unravels as she becomes overwhelmed by the case in Alice Diop’s arresting yet highly sensitive, superbly acted fiction feature debut.

OFFICIAL 2023 OSCAR® SUBMISSION, FRANCE – Best International Feature

FESTIVALS | AWARDS 2022
Venice International Film Festival: Winner – Grand Prix, Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival
DIRECTOR
Alice Diop
WRITTEN BY
Alice Diop, Amrita David, Marie Ndiaye
WITH
Kayje Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valerie Dreville, Aurelia Petit
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Addresses the West African diaspora with resounding power

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