There are a lot of legal dramas out there. On television, this past year has seen great shows like Better Call Saul and ones that are less so like The Lincoln Lawyer. In film, there have been compelling works like Argentina, 1985 that effectively grounded themselves in history. All are built around the various dramas to be found in legal proceedings.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY It all begins and ends with the story of Rama who awakens one morning after what seems to be a nightmare that carries a personal significance though may also be the painful memory of another. She is clearly frightened by it, though she attempts to push past it in order to continue on with her day. This becomes a recurring element in the story, as she is reticent to share herself and her life with her family.
Often feeling more like a play, outside the beginning premonition, there are no flashbacks to what happened. Instead, Diop draws us deeper into the world almost entirely via dialogue. In this, she relies on Malanda to give an understated yet unflinching performance. As every aspect of her character’s life is put under a microscope to poke and prod at, the manner in which she brings every line to life makes for a multilayered, uncompromising experience.
The moment is a painful one as she sees not just herself, but her own mother and life reflected at her. Though such sequences almost step away from the entire process, whose outcome feels all-but-certain, the humanity of it is what makes it no less harrowing. There is no mystery to be solved in this case and, perhaps more importantly, no sense that any of this is going to lead to justice.
Instead of said sweeping tale of justice prevailing that we’ve seen over and over, Saint Omer is more honest about what really happens and is all the more haunting because of it. We are immersed in a process that feels cruel without cause, brutal without purpose, and doomed to only create more injustice. This is precisely the point, as Diop creates an experience that feels most like her past documentaries in how it watches with a reserved yet reverential patience.
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