By the Grace of God

2019
7.8
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Title: By the Grace of God

Original Title: Grâce à Dieu

Year: 2019

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: October 25 2019

Plot

Winner of the Silver Bear, Grand Jury Prize, at the 69th Berlin International Festival, 'By the Grace of God' is based on true events and recounts how the Catholic Church hid for almost 30 years the horrific cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by Father Bernard Preynat in Lyon, France.

Alexandre Guérin lives quietly with his wife and children. A fervent believer, attends Sundays with his family on Sundays. One day, Alexandre discovers that two other men, François (Denis Ménochet) and Emmanuel (Swann Arlaud) also attended the St. Luc summer camp where Father Preynat committed these repeated sexual assaults, and that they, too, are victims of his crime. The three men, all of whom have struggled to handle the trauma caused by Father Preynat, band together to begin a letter writing campaign to the Catholic Church. Alexandre is horrified when he discovers that the church knew of Preynat's crimes but did nothing, and this horror only deepens when he discovers that Preynat is still allowed to be around children despite the church's promises. The three men decide to tern to the police to finally force the church to confess to covering up the molestation case for years.

'By the Grace of God' is written and directed by François Ozon ('In the House', 'Swimming Pool').

Cast

Director:

François OzonFrançois Ozon

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Alexandre Guérin

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

François Debord

Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Emmanuel Thomassin

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Irène Thomassin

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Captain Courteau

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Gilles Perret

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Bernard Preynat

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'By The Grace Of God' Trailer 2:33

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Trivia

Winner of Jury Grand Prix at 69th Berlin Film Festival

The film was presented at the Official Selection of the 69th Berlin Film Festival, achieving the Grand Jury Prize, which was presided by the actress Juliette Binoche, with whom François Ozon has not worked at the moment.

'Alexandre', working title

In 2018 March, François Ozon announced that, initially, ''By the Grace of God'' will name 'Alexandre' and that its plot are going to be about male minds.

Give the victims a loudspeaker

In an interview with Le Progrès, François Ozon said that the film was an allegation that gave a loudspeaker to the victims, who joined in the platform Word libéré réel. "Their fight is also mine," said the filmmaker.

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