Misericordia

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The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor's family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising--and ultimately beneficial--friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). In Guiraudie's quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations.

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Navigating a diabolical story with fleet-footed tonal mastery, Misericorida is another superb foray into the dangers of desire from writer-director Alain Guiraudie.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Misericordia feels like a big metaphysical shrug, sluggish to the point of lethargy.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 10, 2025

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

The cast finesses the material without a misstep as the pent-up townsfolk orbit around cryptic, magnetic Jérémie, played by Félix Kysyl. P

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 8, 2025

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

The mysteries that are harbored inside of the characters may be hard to pry out at first. But look again, and you can deduce more about what lies under the surface and then consider what it says about you.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 3, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s impossible to know everyone’s motivations, which makes the material so engrossing, as though Guiraudie invites us to understand despite admitting that most people’s desires are wholly irrational if undeniable.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 6, 2025

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John Paul King

Washington Blade

What makes “Misericordia” truly resonate is that they never overshadow its deliciously depraved story, nor dilute the finely orchestrated tension his film maintains to keep your heart pounding as you take it all in.

Apr 3, 2025

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Sean Burns

North Shore Movies

‘Misericordia’ has a wicked sense of humor that sneaks up on you. It’s an uneasy, pokerfaced kind of comedy that thrives on the viewer stewing in discomfort over the increasingly amoral twists.

Apr 3, 2025

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Melissa

A wild film that looks conventional from the outside but the deeper it goes into the lives of the people at the center, the more disturbing revelations surface.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Writers In T

I wasted enough time watching this incredibly well made POS. I don't need to retraumatize myself here,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Colin M

Teetering between comedy and drama for the first act, the shift kicks you in the mouth, and sends the film in a direction you wouldn't quite expect, but I was very pleased with. Tense, dramatic, and entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor's family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising--and ultimately beneficial--friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). In Guiraudie's quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations.

Director: Alain Guiraudie
Producer: Charles Gillibert
Screenwriter: Alain Guiraudie
Distributor: Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co: CG Cinéma
Genre: Drama, Crime
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $114.1K
Runtime: 1h 44m