In the French courtroom drama Saint Omer, set in the small town of the same name, a young Senegalese woman stands trial for killing her 15-month-old daughter.
Guslagie Malanda plays Laurence, the film's tragic central figure, who is mostly confined to sitting in a small wooden dock, and is framed in various frontal mid shots. Her conservative sweater, which is almost the same hue as the court's tawny brown wood panelling, gives the impression she's being smothered by her surroundings.
