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The Lost Boys of Mercury

2023 · 107 min

A quiet, painful act of bearing witness, heavy with buried grief, that asks you to sit with survivors as they finally speak.

Directed by
Clémence Davigo
Genres
Documentary
Overview
As children in the 60s and 70s, Dédé, Michel and Daniel were sent to the Belle Étoile Catholic “correctional” facility located in the Savoie region of France. There, they were beaten, humiliated, starved and broken. With the help of director Clémence Davigo, they finally reunite to break their silence. A moving chronicle in search of memory and justice.

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Directed by
Clémence Davigo
Genres
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • memory
  • justice
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Clémence Davigo
Written by
Anne Paschetta, Clémence Davigo
Music
Benjamin Glibert
Cinematography
François Chambe
Runtime
107 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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