Released
Mercy
October 18 2012 (about 12 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Matthias Glasner
- Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson
- Genre: Thriller
- Runtime: 2 h 12 m
- Country: Germany
- Companies: Ophir Film, Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Neofilm
A German couple, Niels and Maria, and their teenage son Markus move to the Norwegian coastal town of Hammerfest, hoping for a new beginning in the land of endless twilight. Instead they find themselves drifting further apart. Niels submerges himself in his work as an engineer and an affair with a co-worker, Maria works overtime and Markus struggles at school. One night, after a double shift, Maria’s car collides with something – or someone – on the road. But from tragedy comes mercy: the accident catalysing all three family members towards reconciliation.