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Mercy

Mercy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 18, 2012

Runtime

2h 12m

Genres

Thriller

User Score

59%

Original Title

Gnade

Production Companies

Ophir Film, Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Neofilm

Director

Matthias Glasner

Description

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.