Omar Killed Me

Omar Killed Me

2011 · 85 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Thriller

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...

Directed by Roschdy Zem

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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
Yanis Abdellaoui Karim as a child
Ayoub El Mahlili Karim s a young boy
Martial Rivol President Djian
Lounès Tazairt Mr. Sheriff
Liliane Nataf Mrs. Marchal
Catherine Salviat Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

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