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By the Grace of God

By the Grace of God

7,1 /10 (586 Votes)
2019 FR 137 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

20/02/2019

Votes

586

Popularity

1.3

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Grâce à Dieu

Language

FR

Runtime

137 min

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Alexandre Guérin

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

François Debord

Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Emmanuel Thomassin

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Gilles Perret

François Marthouret

François Marthouret

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Father Bernard Preynat

Martine Erhel

Martine Erhel

Régine Maire

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Irène, Emmanuel's Mother

Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent

Odile Debord, François' Mother

François Chattot

François Chattot

Pierre Debord, François' Father

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Captain Courteau

Aurélia Petit

Aurélia Petit

Marie Guérin, Alexandre's Wife

Julie Duclos

Julie Duclos

Aline Debord, François' Wife

Jeanne Rosa

Jeanne Rosa

Dominique Perret, Gilles' Wife

Amélie Daure

Amélie Daure

Jennifer

Nicolas Bridet

Nicolas Bridet

Olivier Itaque

Pierre Lottin

Pierre Lottin

Didier

Fejria Deliba

Fejria Deliba

Francois' Lawyer

Baya Rehaz

Baya Rehaz

Emmanuel's lawyer

Stéphane Brel

Stéphane Brel

Louis Debord, François' Brother

Pauline Ziadé

Pauline Ziadé

Sylvie Debord

Martine Schambacher

Martine Schambacher

Suzanne Cremer

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Serge Flamenbaum

Maxime Frillon

Christian Sinniger

Christian Sinniger

Emmanuel's Father

Bernadette Le Saché

Bernadette Le Saché

Nicole

Arnaud Viard

Arnaud Viard

Fabrice

Xavier de Guillebon

Xavier de Guillebon

Fred

Stanislas Stanic

Stanislas Stanic

Luc

Alexandre Steiger

Alexandre Steiger

Alain

Vincent Berger

Vincent Berger

Tristan

Max Libert

Max Libert

Gauthier Guérin, Alexandre's Son

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Nicolas Bauwens

Victor Guérin, Alexandre's Son

Timi-Joy Marbot

Timi-Joy Marbot

Gaspard Guérin

Zuri François

Zuri François

Côme Guérin

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Zéli Marbot

Lila Guérin

Laurence Roy

Laurence Roy

Alexandre's Mother

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Jacques Lagarde

Alexandre's Father

Patrick Zimmermann

Patrick Zimmermann

Urologist

Chloé Astor

Chloé Astor

TV Reporter

Sébastien Pouderoux

Sébastien Pouderoux

Lyon Journalist

David Geselson

David Geselson

Lourdes Journalist

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Marie-Bénédicte Cazeneuve

Lourdes Journalist

Fayçal Safi

Fayçal Safi

Courteau's Deputy

Damien Jouillerot

Damien Jouillerot

Etienne, Baker

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Yves-Marie Bastien

Young Bernard Preynat

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Davan Collin

Young Alexandre

Jules Gauzelin

Jules Gauzelin

Young François Debord

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Noé Richard

Young Emmanuel

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Pablo Tessier

Young Louis

Serge Vincent

Serge Vincent

Religious Leader

Amélie Prévot

Amélie Prévot

Preynat's Lawyer

Lilly Rose Debos

Lilly Rose Debos

François' Daughter

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Sasha Coudurier

François' Daughter

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Joan Coudurier

François' Daughter

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Krystyna Horko

Marie's Mother

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Anthony Bulger

Marie's Father

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Aurélien Ziade

Louis' Son

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Madeleine Ziade

Louis' Son

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Maxence Ziade

Louis' Son

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Aloïs Florin de Beaumont

Olivier' Son

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Fleur Picolet

Olivier' Son

Juliette Moreaud

Juliette Moreaud

Journalist (uncredited)

Sébastien Lozach

Sébastien Lozach

Journalist (uncredited)

John Sehil

John Sehil

Passer-by in Montreuil (uncredited)

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Philippe Legros

Priest (uncredited)

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Denis Simonetta

Man in a Car (uncredited)

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

2019-11-15

⭐ 8

**_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 is the rape of children committed by parents (incest) or those responsible for the education of the children entrusted to them._ - Pope John Paul II; _Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesiae_ (1992) >_L…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-03-27

⭐ 7

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 of this man, and of the broader church in order to stop this happening again. It's told in quite a sober fashion - but that does rob it of some of the more essential emotions and can leave it feeling …

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