Oh Mercy

Oh Mercy

114 minutes
2019
France Crime / Drama

Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent altercations… In the face of poverty, deception and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and who is telling the truth. Fresh out of the police academy, Louis has recently joined Daoud’s crew. Young, awkward and easily misled, he constantly misunderstands those he encounters. Daoud and Louis are confronted with the murder of an old woman. The old woman’s neighbours – two young women, Claude and Marie – are arrested. They are addicts, alcoholic, lovers… They terrify Louis. But Daoud never judges them. He speaks, he listens to them. With words, rising beyond the horror of their crime Daoud will find a way to give two murderers back their humanity.

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2019
France Crime / Drama

Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent altercations… In the face of poverty, deception and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and who is telling the truth. Fresh out of the police academy, Louis has recently joined Daoud’s crew. Young, awkward and easily misled, he constantly misunderstands those he encounters. Daoud and Louis are confronted with the murder of an old woman. The old woman’s neighbours – two young women, Claude and Marie – are arrested. They are addicts, alcoholic, lovers… They terrify Louis. But Daoud never judges them. He speaks, he listens to them. With words, rising beyond the horror of their crime Daoud will find a way to give two murderers back their humanity.

Creators

Arnaud Desplechin

Cast

Léa Seydoux, Roschdy Zem, Philippe Duquesne, Sara Forestier, Antoine Reinartz, Elléonore Lemattre, Sébastien Delbaere, Roxane Dubart, Antoni Mignon, Christophe Hennart, Christophe Filbien, Chloé Simoneau, Delphine Parent, Ousmane Kébé, Mamadou Somé Coulibaly, Betty Catroux, Damien Giloteaux, Jérémy Brunet, Didier Vanhée, François Deheunynck, Sandrine Depoorter, Abdellatif Sedegui, Sylvie Moreaux, Diya Chalaoui, Anthony Salamone, Sarah Hamoud, Ilyes Bensalem, Rémy Guislain, Bouzid Bouhdida, Georges Branche, Stéphane Duquenoy, Céline Ansart, Madison Copin, Margot Madec, Emmanuelle Lequin, Maïssa Taleb, Yann Routier, Sébastien Beguin, Fethi Saidi, Franck Bauwens, Philippe Windrif, Marie Frandsen, Moussa Maménia, Nadia Engelhardt, Christine Allaire

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Awards

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2019
Cannes Film Festival
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