No Mercy

A thoughtful, talk-driven documentary that feels like an intimate seminar on women's cinema, power and violence, rewarding close attention.

Directed by

Isa Willinger

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Virginie Despentes, Céline Sciamma, Alice Diop

Overview

From the starting point of her admiration for the pioneering Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova (1934-2018), the director poses a question: is cinema made by women really tougher, more violent? Seeking answers, she talks to great contemporary filmmakers like Catherine Breillat, Virginie Despentes, Alice Diop, Céline Sciamma, Ana Lily Amirpour, and Monika Treut, among others. It becomes obvious that the cinema screen is a space for the projection of real social problems and power relations.

How it feels

Earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Gender, power, art, violence

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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