Omar Killed Me (2011)

Original title

Omar m'a tuer

Directed by

Roschdy Zem

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is accused of murdering an elderly woman. His trial and the aftermath reveal doubts about his guilt. The film follows his struggle to prove his innocence.

somberreflectivequietly tensegroundedseriousslow-pacedunderstatedemotional

What happens

Omar Killed Me (French: Omar m'a tuer) is a 2011 drama film directed by Roschdy Zem. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. On 18 January 2012, the film was named as one of the nine shortlisted entries for the Oscars. Zem, Olivier Gorce, Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle were collectively nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation and Sami Bouajila was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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