Misericordia

2024 · 104 min · FR · NR · 6.4 (186 votes)

Dir. Alain Guiraudie · Starring Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Jacques Develay, David Ayala, Tatiana Spivakova · Music Marc Verdaguer

“Some confessions come with a body count.”

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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 neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie's short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.

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A darkly comedic and unsettling slow-burn, steeped in neo-noir atmosphere and queer tension. It's a journey into small-town paranoia and hidden desires, where grief and moral ambiguity intertwine beneath an autumnal sky, leaving you delightfully disoriented.

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