By the Grace of God

About By the Grace of God

Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring justice and “lift the burden of silence” about what they endured.

By the Grace of God (2019) is a drama film directed by François Ozon. Melvil Poupaud takes the lead as Alexandre Guérin, Denis Ménochet as François Debord, Swann Arlaud as Emmanuel Thomassin, and Éric Caravaca as Gilles Perret.

Released in February 2019, it runs 137 minutes. Written by François Ozon. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under child abuse, roman catholic church, cover-up, and pedophilia. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and OVID. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 602 TMDB voters.

Spotlight, Silent Hill, and Mysterious Skin make useful companions to By the Grace of God.