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Misericordia

The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp and sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, Misericordia follows the meandering exploits of Jeremie, an enigmatic, sexually fluid drifter who has returned to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jeremie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor's family, including his kind-hearted widow and venomously angry son, while building an increasingly surprising - and ultimately beneficial - friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest. 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. Upending all genre expectations, this critically-acclaimed thriller shows the director at the top of his game.