Directed by:
François OzonScreenplay:
François OzonCinematography:
Manuel DacosseCast:
Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud, Josiane Balasko, Eric Caravaca, Jules Gauzelin, Aurélia Petit, François Chattot, Amélie Daure (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Alexandre lives with his wife and children in Lyon. One day he discovers by chance that the priest who abused him when he was a boy scout is still working with young people. Long repressed memories awaken. Distraught, Alexandre finally finds the courage to take action against the man. His search for further victims of the clergyman, who is highly respected in his office, leads Alexandre to François and Emmanuel. Each of these three men is struggling with himself in a different way. And each of them will have to do battle with the shadows of their past in order to cope with the far-reaching consequences of this process. The creation of the self-help organisation ‘La Parole Libérée’ (The Liberated Word) is just the first step. Based on the real case of Father Bernard Preynat who in 2016 was charged with sexually assaulting around 70 boys in Lyon, François Ozon portrays the victims as adult men and reveals the lifelong wounds they have sustained. At the same time, the film criticises the church’s silence on paedophilia and asks about its complicity. As of January 2019, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is standing trial for ‘non-denunciation of sexual aggression’. (Berlinale)
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Grâce à Dieu
Label: Music Box Records
Year: 2019
Country: France
Format: CD
Length: 27:48
| 1. | Aucun Loup Dans La Bergerie | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:44 |
| 2. | Requiem Pour Un Combat | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 03:06 |
| 3. | La Déposition | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:24 |
| 4. | Souvenirs Enfouis | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 03:22 |
| 5. | La Parole Libérée | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:27 |
| 6. | La Lettre Au Pape | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:41 |
| 7. | Cœurs D'Enfants | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 02:56 |
| 8. | Les Aveux | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:12 |
| 9. | Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 02:19 |
| 10. | La Prière | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 02:16 |
| 11. | Catéchisme | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:07 |
| 12. | Noël | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:36 |
| 13. | La Lettre Au Pape (Musique Seule) | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 01:18 |
| 14. | Chant De La Promesse | Саша Гальперин, Evgeniy Galperin | 02:20 |