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, Ladj Ly, Dominique Baumard, 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 |
| Writing | Kim Chapiron | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kim Chapiron | Director |
| Writing | Ladj Ly | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dominique Baumard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ramzi Ben Sliman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sylvestre Dedise | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Flora Volpelière | Editor |
| Editing | Benjamin Weill | Editor |
| Production | Lola Diane | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Menguy | Costume Designer |
| Production | Jérôme Briand | Production Manager |
| Production | Yuki Kuroda | Production Manager |
| Directing | Louise Delécaut | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jeremy Mazza | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Guillaume D'Ham | Sound Supervisor |
| Camera | Harry Arnaud | Grip |
| Crew | Simon Dedise | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Domingues Fabien | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Vincent Flornoy | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Yohann Gence | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jeanne Martinet | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Benjamin Ramalho | "B" Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Vinh Tham | Gaffer |
| Production | Jeanne Picard Depalle | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Sacha Kouprianoff | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Émilie Megret | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Evy Roselet | Colorist |
| Sound | Yann Arnaud | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Laureen Arnou-Sanchez | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Thibault Deboaisne | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Samuel Potin | Music Editor |
| Directing | Alice Maurel | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ewa Mazurkiewicz | Foley Editor |