Misericordia (15)

A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbour, and a priest with strange intentions.
Fri 28 Mar - Thu 3 Apr
Fri 28 Mar
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Thu 3 Apr

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man’s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbour and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.

Alain Guiraudie is one of the most unique and transgressive voices in cinema, and this mixture of black comedy and melodrama, steeped in dark desires, again reveals his penchant for genre-hopping and narrative unpredictability. 

 

"Best Film of the Year" Cahier du Cinema

"Dark. Comic. Flat-out bizarre" Sight & Sound

"A sickly funny thriller. It concludes on a note that is perfectly and pitilessly perverse." Wall Street Journal

 

Misericordia (15)
Director
Alain Guiraudie
Cast
Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand
Duration
104 min
Opening
Fri 28 Mar
Year
2024
Country
France, Spain, Portugal
Language
French
Subtitles
English

Original title: Miséricorde

Certificate: 15

 

(Alain Guiraudie's) weird and earthy return to form

Variety