Misericordia

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, an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown. After the death of his beloved mentor, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his family, including his kind-hearted widow and her increasingly suspicious son, while forming an unexpected friendship with a local priest…