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: The film is noted for its "poetics of refraction," using the trial to examine Black subjectivity in France, the trauma of exile, and the "monstrous potential" inherent in motherhood.

: Cinematographer Claire Mathon (known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire ) uses tight, uncomfortably close frames to heighten the claustrophobia of the courtroom. 2. Historical Images and Art Saint Omer image

: Rama initially intends to write a contemporary version of the Medea myth but finds her academic detachment crumbling as she sees reflections of her own strained maternal relationship in the defendant. : The film is noted for its "poetics

: The narrative follows Rama, a novelist who travels to the town of Saint-Omer to observe the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. Historical Images and Art : Rama initially intends