Synopse
Hammerfest is a Norwegian city on the Arctic Ocean. In winter, life alternates between pitch-black night and endless twilight.A German couple (Birgit Minichmayr, Jürgen Vogel) and their son live here: Nils is an engineer on a gas liquification plant, Maria a nurse in a hospice. They've adapted well to the occasionally unreal world of night shadows. One day, Maria runs over someone or something.Feeling unable to deal with the situation, she races home in panic. As matters develop, existential questions arise. Can one live without mercy and forgiveness?An ensemble melodrama with impressive cinematography.
Regie
MATTHIAS GLASNER (*1965) is one of the most creative talents in German cinema and TV. He works as an author, director, actor, producer and musician.
Info
Original Title: Gnade
International Title: Mercy
Category: Feature
Section: Nordlichter
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Matthias Glasner
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cast/Protagonists: Jürgen Vogel, Birgit Minichmayr, Henry Stange, Ane Dahl Torp, Maria Bock
Production country: Germany, Norway
Year of Production: 2012
Length: 131 min
Producer: Matthias Glasner, Kristine Knudsen, Andreas Born, Aage Aaberge, Daniel Blum, Anne Even
Production company: Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion, Ophir Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur, Neofilm AS, Bekkestua, ZDF/ARTE, Arte
Cinematography: Jakub Bejnarowicz
Editor: Heike Gnida
Music: Home Sweet Home
Production Design: Sabine Keller
World Sales: Beta Cinema
Distributor: Tobias Lehmann, Fabien Arséguel, Alamode Filmdistribution OHG
