Buoyed by its success at the Mostra, Saint-Omer becomes France’s Oscar nominee

DESCRIPTION – Awarded at Venice, this feature debut by documentary filmmaker Alice Diop, which moved Cate Blanchett to tears, is inspired by the true story of an infanticide by drowning. It has some serious strengths. “It is not about choosing the best film of the French 7th art but about designating the one that will …

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