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Misericordia

2024, Movie, 1h 44min

A web of secrets, suspicions, and desires ensnares the inhabitants of an insular French village in this tantalizing comic thriller from ever-audacious auteur Alain Guiraudie. Returning to his rural hometown to attend the funeral of the mentor he loved, enigmatic, sexually fluid drifter Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) stirs up long-simmering feelings of lust, jealousy, and rage among those he left behind—including the dead man’s widow (Catherine Frot), her hot-tempered son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), and a curiously protective local priest (Jacques Develay) with whom Jérémie forges a twisted bond. Amid the evocatively earthy milieu, Guiraudie constructs a slippery, continuously surprising moral universe where love and hatred, eroticism and violence, spiritual grace and mortal sin, are intimately entwined.

Country: France,Spain,Portugal

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Reviews

Critic Simon Abrams

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Each new scene in “Misericordia” upends viewers’ expectations, and Guiraudie never lets up long enough for you to wonder if maybe he’s messing with you, too.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Brad Hanford

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The film’s French title translates to “mercy,” a quality bestowed on the characters even in their worst moments.

Read full review at Slant Magazine

Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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A deadly object of desire navigates the tense and funny Misericordia.

Read full review at Paste Magazine

Critic Ryan Lattanzio

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...a miracle of a movie.

Read full review at Indie Wire

Critic Thomas Dawson

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Alain Guiraudie defies neat categorisation with his shapeshifting eighth feature about morality, crime and queer desire.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic Ankit Jhunjhunwala

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...thrilling audiences the old-fashioned way – with ideas rather than actions.

Read full review at The Playlist

Frequently asked questions

What is Misericordia about? Toggle content

In the quiet village of Saint-Martial, Jérémie returns to mourn the passing of his former boss, a beloved baker. Staying with the baker's widow, Martine, he unexpectedly finds himself entangled in a web of tension and intrigue. As he navigates strange relationships with Martine's hot-tempered son and an oddly protective priest, dark secrets begin to surface. A mysterious disappearance shatters the calm facade of village life, pulling Jérémie into a whirlpool of desire and danger. This uniquely crafted blend of drama and black comedy explores themes of love, jealousy, and morality in unexpected ways. With each twist, it challenges perceptions while keeping audiences on edge through its unpredictable narrative.

Where can I stream Misericordia? Toggle content

You can stream Misericordia on: Apple TV Store

What movies are similar to Misericordia? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Misericordia include The Phoenician Scheme, Parasite, Saltburn, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, I Care a Lot, Riders of Justice.

When was Misericordia released in theaters? Toggle content

Misericordia was released in theaters on March 28, 2025.