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By The Grace Of God  2019
Grâce Á Dieu / Alexandre
Director:  François Ozon
Producer:
  Eric Altmeyer and Nicolas Altmeyer
Editor:
  Laure Gardette
Music:
  Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine
Screenplay:
  François Ozon
Director of Photography:
  Manuel Dacosse
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Cast:
spacer1 Melvil Poupaud
spacer1 Denis Ménochet
spacer1 Swann Arlaud
spacer1 Bernard Verley
spacer1 Josiane Balasko
spacer1 Frederic Pierrot
spacer1 Amélie Daure
spacer1 Julie Duclos
spacer1 François Marthouret
spacer1 Jeanne Rosa
spacer1 Martine Erhel
spacer1 Éric Caravaca
spacer1 Melvil Poupaud spacer1 Denis Ménochet spacer1 Swann Arlaud
spacer1 Bernard Verley spacer1 Josiane Balasko spacer1 Frederic Pierrot
spacer1 Amélie Daure spacer1 Julie Duclos spacer1 François Marthouret
spacer1 Jeanne Rosa spacer1 Martine Erhel spacer1 Éric Caravaca
spacer1 Melvil Poupaud spacer1 Denis Ménochet
spacer1 Swann Arlaud spacer1 Bernard Verley
spacer1 Josiane Balasko spacer1 Frederic Pierrot
spacer1 Amélie Daure spacer1 Julie Duclos
spacer1 François Marthouret spacer1 Jeanne Rosa
spacer1 Martine Erhel spacer1 Éric Caravaca

Synopsis:
When Alexandre (Melvil Poupaud) learns that the priest who assaulted him decades ago at a scouts’ camp still works with young people, he tells his family what happened and seeks out other victims so that the Church will take action. Even as others are persuaded to speak out, however, the Catholic establishment starts dragging its feet.

Meticulously chronicling events with a linear narrative that boldly switches protagonists in order to explore different aspects of French society, experience and attitude, Ozon creates a powerful, quietly polemical drama that reveals both the enduring consequences of child abuse and the complacent complicity of the Church.

Review:
Terrific performances – particularly from Poupaud, Ménochet and, as the ageing offender, Bernard Verley – and nuanced direction won it the Berlinale’s Grand Jury Prize.

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