No Mercy (2026)
From the starting point of her admiration for the pioneering Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova (1934-2018), the director poses a question: is cinema made by women really tougher, more violent? Seeking answers, she talks to great contemporary filmmakers like Catherine Breillat, Virginie Despentes, Alice Diop, Céline Sciamma, Ana Lily Amirpour, and Monika Treut, among others. It becomes obvious that the cinema screen is a space for the projection of real social problems and power relations.
Director: Isa Willinger
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Virginie Despentes as Self |
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Céline Sciamma as Self |
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Alice Diop as Self |
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Ana Lily Amirpour as Self |
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Catherine Breillat as Self |
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Nina Menkes as Self |
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Monika Treut as Self |
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Joey Soloway as Self |
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Apolline Traoré as Self |
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Mouly Surya as Self |
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Jackie Buet as Self |
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Margit Czenki as Self |
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Julia Ducournau as Self |
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Valie Export as Self |
| Directing | Isa Willinger | Director |
| Camera | Bernadette Paaßen | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Siri Klug | Cinematography |
| Crew | Doro Götz | Cinematography |
| Editing | Lena Hatebur | Editor |
| Editing | Niki Mossböck | Editor |
| Sound | Brii Bauer | Music |
| Sound | Jeschka Oszilat | Music |