Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) travels to Saint-Marcial, the village where he grew up, for the funeral of his friend, Jean-Pierre, the village baker. He decides to stay on for a few days at Martine’s (Catherine Frot), Jean-Pierre’s widow, much to the concern of Vincent (Martine’s only son), Walter (Vincent’s friend), and the village priest, each of whom has a troubled past with Jérémie. Things take a highly unexpected turn and Jérémie finds himself unable to leave the village. Delightfully unpredictable, and marinaded in a pungently dark humour, Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia is a deliciously twisted thriller that explores small town sexual repression through a skewed lens.

Tickets for the 18.20 screening on Monday 31st will be €10.40 for IFI & Alliance Française members.

Notes by David O’Mahony.