By the Grace of God

When he was a child, Alexandre was abused by a priest. Year later when he learns that this priest is still working with children, Alexandre decides to act. Soon he gets support from two other victims, François and Emmanuel. They give each other strength and fight together to break the silence that hangs over their martyrdom. Their resistance becomes an avalanche that in the end is unstoppable.... François Ozon has adapted the factual events surrounding the abuse scandal in Lyon into a fictional film.

Keywords

  • Based on a True Story
  • Berlinale
  • Berlinale (home)
  • BRIFF
  • BRIFF (home)
  • Focus: François Ozon
  • Les César du cinéma
  • Politics: Human Rights
  • Childhood
  • religion

Actors

  • Melvil Poupaud
  • Denis Ménochet
  • Swann Arlaud
  • Éric Caravaca
  • François Marthouret

Director

  • François Ozon

Drama


2h 17min


-10

FR


NL

Belgium
France
2019
Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences.

Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences.


When he was a child, Alexandre was abused by a priest. Year later when he learns that this priest is still working with children, Alexandre decides to act.


Soon he gets support from two other victims, François and Emmanuel. They give each other strength and fight together to break the silence that hangs over their martyrdom. Their resistance becomes an avalanche that in the end is unstoppable....

François Ozon has adapted the factual events surrounding the abuse scandal in Lyon into a fictional film.

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César

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Cast & Crew