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Oh Mercy! (French: Roubaix, une lumière, lit. 'Roubaix, a light') is a 2019 French crime drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. The film was inspired by the 2008 TV documentary Roubaix, commissariat central, directed by Mosco Boucault. [2]
Oh Mercy!: Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. With Roschdy Zem, Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, Antoine Reinartz. A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
- (2.5K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Arnaud Desplechin
- 2019-08-21
Oh Mercy! (Roubaix, Une Lumière), unlike most crime procedural movies, is never cold. There is a glow of mercy shimmering and pulsating through all the crime reports and investigations and insights. Arnaud Desplechin returns once again to Roubaix, the town in northern France where he grew up.
Oh Mercy! This well-acted procedural is a surprisingly conventional effort from the usually idiosyncratic Arnaud Desplechin. Thursday 23 May 2019. Written by Geoff Andrew. Time Out says.
- Arnaud Desplechin
Rambling but strangely compelling, Oh Mercy!’s documentary bedrock gives the investigation at the heart of the film a real authenticity. From around its midpoint, this uneven film becomes a riveting, compassionate interrogation drama. Read More.
- (9)
- Roschdy Zem
- Arnaud Desplechin
Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent altercations... In the face of poverty, deception and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and who is telling ...
- (31)
- Drama
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Oh Mercy! is a 2019 French crime drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. The film was inspired by the 2008 TV documentary Roubaix, commissariat central, directed by Mosco Boucault. It stars Roschdy Zem, Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, and Antoine Reinartz.
