Mercy (2023)
Ali is a 14-year-old teenager on the loose. To give him a proper education, his single mother sends him to a madrassa in Mali. When Ali comes back ten years later, he is a completely changed young man in his twenties. He has received a pious religious education and his deep knowledge of Islam makes him the perfect candidate to be the local Imam of his city, despite his young age and the doubts of his mother. His modern views and charisma quickly make him popular amongst his Muslim community, until his will to do good meets his new ambition.
Director:
Kim Chapiron
Writers:
Kim Chapiron, Dominique Baumard, Ladj Ly, Ramzi Ben Sliman.
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Sami Slimane as |
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Abdulah Sissoko as Ali |
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Hady Berthe as Madame Diallo |
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Rebecca Brou as Bintou |
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Anta Diaw as Imane |
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Moussa Cissé as Corona |
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Fatim-Zahra Alami as |
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Fathi Achour Tani as Bilel |
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Nordine Hassani as Imam Abdelaziz |
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Issaka Sawadogo as Boubakar |
| Camera | Sylvestre Dedise | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kim Chapiron | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kim Chapiron | Director |
| Writing | Dominique Baumard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ladj Ly | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ramzi Ben Sliman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jeanne Martinet | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Yuki Kuroda | Production Manager |
| Directing | Louise Delécaut | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Harry Arnaud | Grip |
| Lighting | Vinh Tham | Gaffer |
| Camera | Domingues Fabien | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Production | Lola Diane | Casting Director |
| Production | Jeanne Picard Depalle | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Evy Roselet | Colorist |
| Sound | Laureen Arnou-Sanchez | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Simon Dedise | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Benjamin Ramalho | "B" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Menguy | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Guillaume D'Ham | Sound Supervisor |
| Lighting | Yohann Gence | Gaffer |
| Editing | Flora Volpelière | Editor |
| Editing | Benjamin Weill | Editor |
| Production | Jérôme Briand | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jeremy Mazza | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Samuel Potin | Music Editor |
| Camera | Vincent Flornoy | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Sacha Kouprianoff | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Thibault Deboaisne | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Émilie Megret | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Alice Maurel | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Yann Arnaud | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ewa Mazurkiewicz | Foley Editor |