Saint Omer (Alice Diop, 2022)

Trigger warnings: infanticide, rape

Awards and nominations: won the Silver Lion Grand Jury prize at 79th Venice International Film Festival and was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

Synopsis

Saint Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgement.