Jérémie Pastor (Félix Kysyl) goes back to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss and stays with his widow (Catherine Frot)… only to clash violently with her son (Jean-Baptiste Durand).

Fans of the director, who broke through with the queer erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake (2013), will appreciate this odd little movie about a young man with unusual tastes who commits murder and tries his best to confuse villagers and police alike, finding help in unexpected quarters.

The cast is game, the film is entertaining, with a pleasantly autumnal atmosphere… but it gets a tad repetitious.

2024-France-Spain-Portugal. 102 min. Color. Widescreen. Written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. Cast: Félix Kysyl (Jérémie Pastor), Catherine Frot (Martine), Jacques Develay (The Priest), Jean-Baptiste Durand, David Ayala, Sébastien Faglain. 

Trivia: Original title: Miséricorde.