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My Days of Mercy

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The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman who is on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
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Critics Consensus

Though My Days of Mercy's knotty romance drifts into melodrama, it's grounded by Elliot Page and Kate Mara's exceptional chemistry.

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Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com 07/05/2019
2/4
A well-meaning but increasingly contrived melodrama that is hardly believable or meaningful. Go to Full Review
Phil Hoad Guardian 05/15/2019
3/5
The effervescent chemistry between the two leads [saves] it from Sundance-y overearnestness. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) 05/15/2019
4/5
Contrived yet interesting and undeniably erotic, it's a queer story in both senses. Go to Full Review
tt stern-enzi Cincinnati CityBeat 08/26/2023
As heavy as it sounds, there’s a quiet intensity in the frames, which are teeming with raw Midwestern ordinary-ness on full display. Go to Full Review
Ben Turner The Pink Lens 09/01/2021
2/5
You do care about the couple, but you can't help but spend the movie shaking your head about how alien the US penal system is. But the film does little to either pluck at your heart-strings or ignite your outrage. Go to Full Review
CJ Sheu Review Film Review 07/01/2020
This means that the death penalty parts are actually much better than the rom-com ones, and the disparity leads to some tonally awkward mid-scene transitions between the two. Go to Full Review
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David-Joe K Aug 10 A great story with interesting characters and, it draws your emotions - isn't that what movies are supposed to do? I liked Lucy and Mercy and best of all, a happy ending :-] See more Alain E @AlainE Jan 30 It deals successfully with several difficult issues including family violence, the death penalty and acceptance of homosexuality. The sex scenes are not exploitative. They needed to be included in order to demonstrate that this is a legitimate way that brings two people together and doesn’t need to remain concealed. Also smart is the way crime is approached. We can disagree with executing the killers without believing that they were falsely accused. See more Joshua m @Flameon 06/27/2024 Great acting by Page, Mara and Amy Seimetz. The film explores the complexity of the death penalty in subtle ways through a love story. It's a little slow at times but the pace is deliberate and well intended. See more charming m 06/16/2024 Come for the 'death penalty debate' and stay for the romance.... or come for the romance and stay for the death penalty argument.... either way it's highly watchable. actually, come to think of it, it's more of a sideways look at capital punishment with a romance thrown in, buoyed by great performances from the two protagonists Mara and Page, with just as many plaudits for the supporting cast. Standard US indie no, even if the girl-meets-girl hits standard romance tropes, your eyes are opened to the prison conundrum even if your mind isn't. See more Horror fan 4 06/16/2024 What a great story about when opposite sides of the death penalty meet. Loved it. See more PridePosterStudios 09/20/2023 “So where did you two meet?” See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman who is on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Director
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Producer
David Hinojosa, Kate Mara, Elliot Page, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter
Joe Barton
Distributor
Great Point Media
Production Co
Killer Films
Rating
R (Language|Strong Sexuality and Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 5, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 5, 2019
Runtime
1h 43m
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