Omar Killed Me

Omar Killed Me

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Release Date

6/21/2011

Runtime

85 mins

Overview

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...

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A methodical investigation into a high-profile murder conviction that interrogates whether the justice system can be trusted. The film unsettles through its portrait of a man potentially imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, driven by one journalist's refusal to accept an easy answer.

Mood

TenseParanoidContemplative

Themes

JusticeRaceIsolationCorruption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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