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By the Grace of God

Original title: Grâce à Dieu
  • 20182018
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.9K
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By the Grace of God (2018)
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  • Drama
Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and co... Read allThree men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • François Ozon
  • Writer
    • François Ozon(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Melvil Poupaud
    • Denis Ménochet
    • Swann Arlaud
Top credits
  • Director
    • François Ozon
  • Writer
    • François Ozon(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Melvil Poupaud
    • Denis Ménochet
    • Swann Arlaud
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    • 26User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 20 nominations

    Videos2

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 2:32
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    By the Grace of God
    Trailer 2:38
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    Melvil Poupaud in By the Grace of God (2018)
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    By the Grace of God (2018)
    Melvil Poupaud and Bernard Verley in By the Grace of God (2018)
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    By the Grace of God (2018)
    Denis Ménochet in By the Grace of God (2018)
    Swann Arlaud, Éric Caravaca, Melvil Poupaud, Julie Duclos, and Denis Ménochet in By the Grace of God (2018)
    Swann Arlaud in By the Grace of God (2018)
    Swann Arlaud and Amélie Daure in By the Grace of God (2018)
    Melvil Poupaud in By the Grace of God (2018)
    Éric Caravaca, Melvil Poupaud, and Denis Ménochet in By the Grace of God (2018)

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    Melvil Poupaud
    Melvil Poupaud
    • Alexandre Guérinas Alexandre Guérin
    Denis Ménochet
    Denis Ménochet
    • François Debordas François Debord
    Swann Arlaud
    Swann Arlaud
    • Emmanuel Thomassinas Emmanuel Thomassin
    Éric Caravaca
    Éric Caravaca
    • Gilles Perretas Gilles Perret
    François Marthouret
    • Le cardinal Barbarinas Le cardinal Barbarin
    Bernard Verley
    Bernard Verley
    • Le père Bernard Preynatas Le père Bernard Preynat
    Martine Erhel
    • Régine Maireas Régine Maire
    Josiane Balasko
    Josiane Balasko
    • Irèneas Irène
    Hélène Vincent
    Hélène Vincent
    • Odile Debordas Odile Debord
    François Chattot
    • Pierre Debordas Pierre Debord
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Le capitaine Courteauas Le capitaine Courteau
    Aurélia Petit
    • Marie Guérinas Marie Guérin
    Julie Duclos
    • Aline Debordas Aline Debord
    Jeanne Rosa
    • Dominique Perretas Dominique Perret
    Amélie Daure
    Amélie Daure
    • Jenniferas Jennifer
    Nicolas Bridet
    • Olivier Itaqueas Olivier Itaque
    Pierre Lottin
    Pierre Lottin
    • Didieras Didier
    Fejria Deliba
    • L'avocate de Françoisas L'avocate de François
    • Director
      • François Ozon
    • Writer
      • François Ozon(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      The movie depicting real-life events that were still on trial, Father Preynat's lawyers tried in the week before release to prevent the film from hitting cinemas, at least until the judgment and despite its Silver Bear won at the Berlin Film Festival a few days prior. They invoked the fact that Father Preynat is presumed innocent until convicted. The court decided to allow the movie to be released, arguing the priest had already pleaded guilty.
    • Connections
      Referenced in On a Magical Night (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Keyboard Sonata in G: Hob. XVL 27, III
      Music by Joseph Haydn

      Performed by Luis Sarto

    User reviews26

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    Top review
    7/10
    Revealing but slow
    This movie details the story of each main character, but it ends up being very long.

    The story is good and compelling, I have no doubt that it happened in real life, it has excellent character development but that makes the film very long. The movie is basically about even though the sexual abuse stories are different, they have many things in common, including the trauma it leaves the victims and how their entire lives change because of it. The ending seemed very weak compared to the development of the stories, it was not very satisfactory. This film is also a critique of the silence of the church in the face of complaints of sexual abuse by priests and how these complaints are treated in the religious community and in society in general.

    It may seem boring and pointless, but for me it is a story of courage, trauma and admiration for the victims who speak out.
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    • Sep 21, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Filmcoopi Zürich (Switzerland)
      • Mandarin Films (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Por Gracia de Dios
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Mandarin Films
      • FOZ
      • Mars Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $67,059
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,765
      • Oct 20, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,755,652
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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