Mercy

Oct 18, 2012

2h 12m

★ 5.7

Overview

A German couple, Niels and Maria, and their teenage son Markus move to the Norwegian coastal town of Hammerfest, hoping for a new beginning in the land of endless twilight. Instead they find themselves drifting further apart. Niels submerges himself in his work as an engineer and an affair with a co-worker, Maria works overtime and Markus struggles at school. One night, after a double shift, Maria’s car collides with something – or someone – on the road. But from tragedy comes mercy: the accident catalysing all three family members towards reconciliation.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Ophir Film

Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion

Neofilm

Mercy Trailers

Cast

Maria

Birgit Minichmayr

Niels

Jürgen Vogel

Markus

Henry Stange

Linda

Ane Dahl Torp

Wenche

Maria Bock

Björn

Stig Henrik Hoff

Sofie

Iren Reppen

Mads

Bjørn Sundquist

Widower

Hallvard Holmen

Mikkel

Richard André Knutsen

Ole

Kristoffer Mortensen

Stine

Katharina Strauch

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