MERCY aka THE YOUNG IMAM

France
2023

Director: Kim Chapiron

Language: French with English subtitles

Ali is a 14-year-old teenager on the loose. To give him a proper education, his single mother sends him to a madrassa in Mali. When Ali comes back 10 years later, he is a completely changed young man in his 20s. He has received a pious religious education and his deep knowledge of Islam makes him the perfect candidate to be the local Imam of his city, despite his young age and the doubts of his mother. His modern views and charisma quickly make him popular amongst his Muslim community, until his will to do good meets his new ambition.

Screenings

22 July | 17:30 | Suncoast 6
30 July | 14:45 | Suncoast 7

Credits

Director

Kim Chapiron

Producer

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Screenplay

Kim Chapiron, Ladj Ly, Dominique Baumard, Ramzi Ben Sliman

Cinematography

Sylvestre Dedise

Cast

Abdulah Sissoko, Hady Berthe, Rebecca Brou, Anta Diaw, Moussa Cissé

Runtime

98 min

Kim Chapiron

Kim Chapiron is a French screenwriter and director born in 1980. He began his career in 1995 by directing several clips and short films within the Kourtrajmé collective. He then directed several feature films, including Satan(2005), Dog Pound(2010) for which he received the Best New Director award at the Tribeca Film Festival,and Smart Ass (2014), as well as 4 episodes of the series Guyane (2017, Canal+°). In 2021 he co-wrote and directed Mercy.
DIFF 2023

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