The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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. 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 innocence, journalist Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard moves to Nice to investigate, and uncover the truth...
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
154 audience votes
Key crew
- Roschdy ZemDirector
Cast
- Sami BouajilaOmar Raddad
- Maurice BénichouMaître Jacques Vergès
- Denis PodalydèsPierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard
- Salomé StéveninMaud
- Nozha KhouadraLatifa Raddad
- Afida TahriLatifa's mother
- Yanis AbdellaouiKarim as a child
- Ayoub El MahliliKarim s a young boy
- Martial RivolPresident Djian
- Lounès TazairtMr. Sheriff
- Liliane NatafMrs. Marchal
- Catherine SalviatHélène Carrère d'Encausse