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Omar Killed Me

Original title: Omar m'a tuer
  • 20112011
  • 1h 25m
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6.7/10
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Omar Killed Me (2011)
BiographyCrimeDrama
In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. De... Read allIn the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad is found guilt... Read allIn the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad is found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case, and convinced of his ... Read all
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    • Roschdy Zem
  • Writers
    • Olivier Gorce(scenario)
    • Roschdy Zem(scenario)
    • Omar Raddad(autobiography)
  • Stars
    • Sami Bouajila
    • Denis Podalydès
    • Maurice Bénichou
    • Roschdy Zem
  • Writers
    • Olivier Gorce(scenario)
    • Roschdy Zem(scenario)
    • Omar Raddad(autobiography)
  • Stars
    • Sami Bouajila
    • Denis Podalydès
    • Maurice Bénichou
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    • 6User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Sami Bouajila
    Sami Bouajila
    • Omar Raddad
    Denis Podalydès
    Denis Podalydès
    • Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard
    Maurice Bénichou
    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
    Catherine Salviat
    • Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
    Pascal Elso
    • André de Comminges
    Didier Vinson
    • Juge Renard
    Gabriel Le Doze
    • Maître Beaudoux
    Pierre Laur
    • Gendarme 1
    Pierre Brichese
    • Gendarme 2
    • (as Piero Brichese)
    Eric Kailey
    • Gendarme 3
      • Roschdy Zem
    • Writers
      • Olivier Gorce(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Roschdy Zem(scenario) (adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Omar Raddad(autobiography)
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      The scene where Omar Raddad's defense speaks to the press outside the courthouse saying, "A hundred years ago we (France) condemned a younger officer because he was Jewish." Is a direct reference to the Dreyfus Affair. Similar to Raddad, Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason for passing French military secret information to German Embassy and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1894. Despite evidence proving that Dreyfus had not commit treason and a French Army general Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was the real culprit, Dreyfus continued to endure various court hearings in the same manner as Raddad. In both cases the French justice system was viewed as discriminating against Dreyfus who was Jewish where as Raddad is equally let down by the same system for being Arab and Muslim. Dreyfus was eventually released from prison in 1906 after serving a 12 year sentence.
    • Connections
      Referenced in C'est qui café ça? (2017)

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    Justice or Prejudice?
    How do you rebuild a life after a criminal accusation that is mainly supported by a foreign tribunal in a land where you feel totally out of place?

    "Omar M'a Tuer" is a compelling portrait of an innocent man taken to justice when his alibis and ability of communication in a language he cannot master aren't enough to justify his being on the wrong place and the wrong time. This movie is quite an emotional ride, fast paced and very realistic, confirming the old saying that "justice is blind" could easily materialize around us when we least expect.

    It is hard enough to prove a person's innocence by using veridical evidence when the main reason of such accusation cannot be verified against growing racism. It raises the question whether a citizen might receive the same treatment when clear prejudice from the Justice Department can be so compromising. Very good movie that not only tackles the never ending problem of legal injustice but also cultural misconception. Worth watching.
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    • May 31, 2012

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2011 (France)
      • France
      • Morocco
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    • Production companies
      • Tessalit Productions
      • Mars Films
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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