Film Details
Playing in CINEMA ONE.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Award® for International Feature Film.
When asked why she killed her infant daughter, the accused, a young Senegalese-French woman – a PhD student writing on Wittgenstein – answers, “I don’t know. I hope this trial can help me understand.” What would compel such a shocking act, and why would an accomplished writer obsessively attend the woman’s trial? The complex mysteries at the heart of this absorbing, wholly original take on both the courtroom drama and the African immigrant experience, unfold like a Russian nesting doll of gazes and projections. Is the accused a liar, a victim, a sorceress, or all of the above? In her first narrative feature, Senegalese-French documentarian Alice Diop uses her sharp eye for political realism to craft a captivating portrait of motherhood amid cultural isolation.
Director: Alice Diop
Cast: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dréville
Certificate: 12A
Spoken Language: French
Subtitles: English
Running Time: 123 minutes