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      Mercy

      2012 2h 12m Drama Adventure List
      Reviews 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score After killing a student in a hit-and-run accident, a nurse (Birgit Minichmayr) and her husband (Jürgen Vogel) try to cover up the crime. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A dysfunctional family move from Germany to the extreme north of Norway where the sun doesn't come up for 2 months in winter. During this period we see them trying to cope with the change and it's clear things aren't really working out. Then there is an incident which fundamentally changes the couple's relationship and the rest of the film is about coping with guilt and its odd side-effects. The acting is great even though I had to rely on subtitles (except for scenes where the German Dad uses english to speak with Norwegians) and the plot pans out quite differently from anticipated. I find it fascinating how different cultures can behave/react to things completely differently - for instance I can't imagine an English/American adaptation working at all because our sense of justice is so different. The cinematography is breath-taking as well and the constant feeling of sunrise is eerie and sets the scene well. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After killing a student in a hit-and-run accident, a nurse (Birgit Minichmayr) and her husband (Jürgen Vogel) try to cover up the crime.
      Director
      Matthias Glasner
      Screenwriter
      Kim Fupz Aakeson
      Production Co
      Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Arte, Badlands Company, Ophir Film, Knudsen & Streuber Filmproduktion, ZDF
      Genre
      Drama, Adventure
      Original Language
      German
      Runtime
      2h 12m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital