Omar Killed Me (2011)

6.7/10 85 min Drama Thriller

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...

Cast

Sami Bouajila

Omar Raddad

Maurice Bénichou

Maître Jacques Vergès

Denis Podalydès

Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard

Salomé Stévenin

Maud

Nozha Khouadra

Latifa Raddad

Afida Tahri

Latifa's mother

Lounès Tazairt

Mr. Sheriff

Liliane Nataf

Mrs. Marchal

Catherine Salviat

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

Jean Toscane

Old man from the hospital

Shirley Bousquet

Joséphine

Éric Naggar

Maître Girard

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