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My Days of Mercy

2018 · 108 min

A quiet, aching romance weighed down by grief and moral conflict, unfolding slowly with tender moments and a lingering sadness.

Directed by
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Elliot Page, Kate Mara, Amy Seimetz
Tagline
The heart takes no sides
Overview
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.

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Directed by
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Elliot Page, Kate Mara, Amy Seimetz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • grief
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Written by
Joe Barton
Starring
Elliot Page, Kate Mara, Amy Seimetz, Charlie Shotwell, Elias Koteas, Tonya Pinkins, Brian Geraghty, Beau Knapp
Music
Michael Brook
Cinematography
Radek Ładczuk
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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