''Omar Killed Me'' (french: Omar m'a tuer) is a 2011

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Career Versatile and determined to not ...

. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the

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at the

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. On 18 January 2012, the film was named as one of the nine shortlisted entries for the Oscars. Zem, Olivier Gorce,

Rachid Bouchareb Rachid Bouchareb (born 1 September 1953) is a French film director and Film producer, producer. His films are based on the complex history of France and its relationship with its former colony, Algeria. His films also examine racial discriminati ...

and Olivier Lorelle were collectively nominated for the

César Award for Best Adaptation The César Award for Best Adaptation (french: César de la meilleure adaptation) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the origin ...

and

Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Early life B ...

was nominated for the

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Plot

The film tells of the events that began in the summer of 1991 when wealthy heiress, Ghislaine Marchal, was found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (grammatically incorrect French, approximately "Omar has kill me") written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener, Omar Raddad, was immediately charged, found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case and convinced of his innocence, journalist Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard moved to Nice to investigate.

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as Omar Raddad *

Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more than 140 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in '' The Officers' Ward'', which was entered into the 2001 Can ...

as Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard *

Maurice Bénichou Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke ('' Code inconnu'', ''Le Temps du Loup'', and '' Caché''), and a ...

as Jacques Vergès *

Salomé Stévenin Salomé Stévenin (born 29 January 1985) is a French actress. She began her acting career at the age of 3 when she appeared alongside her father in the film '' Peaux des Vaches'' ("Thick Skinned") in 1989. Her recent appearances include the 2002 ...

as Maud * Nozha Khouadra as Latifa Raddad *

Pascal Elso Pascal Elso is a French actor. Life He is actor, comedian, director and acting teacher on several cinema school. He had been choreographer, clown, mime Filmography Theater References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elso, Pasca ...

as André de Comminges * Afida Tahri as La mère de Latifa * Yanis Abdellaoui as Karim enfant * Ayoub El Mahlili as Karim jeune garçon * Martial Rivol as Président Djian * Lounès Tazairt as M. Sheriff (as Lounès Tazaïrt)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omar Killed Me 2011 films French drama films 2010s French-language films 2010s Arabic-language films 2011 drama films Films directed by Roschdy Zem Films based on non-fiction books Moroccan drama films 2011 multilingual films French multilingual films Moroccan multilingual films 2010s French films

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