Omar m'a tuer (2011)

Director:

Roschdy Zem

Writers:

Olivier Gorce (scenario), Roschdy Zem (scenario),

Stars:

Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sami Bouajila	...	Omar Raddad
Denis Podalydès	...	Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard
Maurice Bénichou	...	Jacques Vergès
Salomé Stévenin	...	Maud
Nozha Khouadra	...	Latifa Raddad
Afida Tahri	...	La mère de Latifa
Yanis Abdellaoui	...	Karim enfant
Ayoub El Mahlili	...	Karim jeune garçon
Martial Rivol	...	Président Djian
Lounès Tazairt	...	M. Sheriff (as Lounès Tazaïrt)
Liliane Nataf	...	Mme Marchal
Catherine Salviat	...	Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
Pascal Elso	...	André de Comminges
Didier Vinson	...	Juge Renard
Gabriel Le Doze	...	Maître Beaudoux

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

intentionally misspelled title | title appears in writing | courtroom | hunger strike | year 1991 | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

France Morocco

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

22 June 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Omar Killed Me

Filming Locations:

Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tessalit Productions, Mars Distribution, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Morocco's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.

User Reviews

Justice for all

A French educated lady is murdered. Before she died, she wrote on a wall with her blood "Omar m'a tuer". That's not correct grammar. She most probably didn't write that, but anyway her gardener is accused. And sentenced.

Is there justice for an Arab who can't read and write and don't know much French? Is he sentenced because of his origin, so the real killer instead can go free? We follow Omar and we follow the writer who tries to release him.

It's not your usual law drama, seen countless times on the screen. The drama is in fact not most important, but what's going on in people's mind. This is why you will remember this.