14 Films to See in January
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters (or streaming services) this month, listed in alphabetical order.
Additional content by Jason Dietz.
Foreign/Drama | Directed by Alice Diop
Opens in theaters January 13
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After collecting awards on the international festival circuit for her 2021 documentary We, Alice Diop took home the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize (second place) as well as the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for best debut at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Based on true events from 2016 and using actual trial transcripts, Diop and co-writers Amrita David (who also edited), and Marie N’Diaye take a shocking event and show the complex humanity of those involved. The film follows Rama (Kayije Kagame), a novelist attending the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanga), a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. Titled for the town where the trial takes place, this courtroom drama is France’s submission for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars and currently sits 13th on our tally of Film Critic Top Ten Lists of 2022.
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