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.
- 7.1
- 2019
- Released
- 2h 17m
Melvil Poupaud
Alexandre Guérin
Denis Ménochet
François Debord
Swann Arlaud
Emmanuel Thomassin
Éric Caravaca
Gilles Perret
François Marthouret
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin
Bernard Verley
Father Bernard Preynat
Martine Erhel
Régine Maire
Josiane Balasko
Irène, Emmanuel's Mother
Hélène Vincent
Odile Debord, François' Mother
François Chattot
Pierre Debord, François' Father
Frédéric Pierrot
Captain Courteau
Aurélia Petit
Marie Guérin, Alexandre's Wife
Julie Duclos
Aline Debord, François' Wife
Jeanne Rosa
Dominique Perret, Gilles' Wife
Amélie Daure
Jennifer
Nicolas Bridet
Olivier Itaque
Pierre Lottin
Didier
Fejria Deliba
Francois' Lawyer
Baya Rehaz
Emmanuel's lawyer
Stéphane Brel
Louis Debord, François' Brother
Pauline Ziadé
Sylvie Debord
Martine Schambacher
Suzanne CremerSerge Flamenbaum
Maxime Frillon
Christian Sinniger
Emmanuel's Father
Bernadette Le Saché
Nicole
Arnaud Viard
Fabrice
Xavier de Guillebon
Fred
Stanislas Stanic
Luc
Alexandre Steiger
Alain
Vincent Berger
Tristan
Max Libert
Gauthier Guérin, Alexandre's Son
Nicolas Bauwens
Victor Guérin, Alexandre's Son
Timi-Joy Marbot
Gaspard Guérin
Zuri François
Côme GuérinZéli Marbot
Lila Guérin
Laurence Roy
Alexandre's MotherJacques Lagarde
Alexandre's Father
Patrick Zimmermann
Urologist
Chloé Astor
TV Reporter
Sébastien Pouderoux
Lyon Journalist
David Geselson
Lourdes JournalistMarie-Bénédicte Cazeneuve
Lourdes Journalist
Fayçal Safi
Courteau's Deputy
Damien Jouillerot
Etienne, BakerYves-Marie Bastien
Young Bernard PreynatDavan Collin
Young Alexandre
Jules Gauzelin
Young François DebordNoé Richard
Young EmmanuelPablo Tessier
Young Louis
Serge Vincent
Religious Leader
Amélie Prévot
Preynat's Lawyer
Lilly Rose Debos
François' DaughterSasha Coudurier
François' DaughterJoan Coudurier
François' DaughterKrystyna Horko
Marie's MotherAnthony Bulger
Marie's FatherAurélien Ziade
Louis' SonMadeleine Ziade
Louis' SonMaxence Ziade
Louis' SonAloïs Florin de Beaumont
Olivier' SonFleur Picolet
Olivier' Son
Juliette Moreaud
Journalist (uncredited)
Sébastien Lozach
Journalist (uncredited)
John Sehil
Passer-by in Montreuil (uncredited)Philippe Legros
Priest (uncredited)Denis Simonetta
Man in a Car (uncredited)
Released
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- #pedophilia
- #child abuse
- #based on true story
- #pedophile priest
- #cover-up
- #pedophile
- #roman catholic church
- #corrupt church
- #lyon france
- #child sexual abuse
Reviews
A cleverly put together foray into this most highly sensitive of subjects tells three different, though conjoining, stories about men who were all abused by the same priest in their childhood. The film is as much about the ways in which they (and their families) have/have not reconciled themselves to this most heinous of behaviour by someone trusted by all, as it is about their subsequent pursuit
**_A well-made film about dignity in the face of hypocrisy_** >Rape _is the forcible violation of the sexual intimacy of another person. It does injury to justice and charity. Rape deeply wounds the respect, freedom, and physical and moral integrity to which every person has a right. It causes grave damage that can mark the victim for life. It is always an intrinsically evil act. Graver still i