MY DAYS OF MERCY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ellen Page (Juno), Kate Mara (Transcendence), Amy Seimetz (Pet Sematary),  Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), Elias Koteas (The Thin Red Line), Charlie Shotwell (Captain Fantastic), Beau Knapp (The Nice Guys), Tonya Pinkins (Enchanted), Jake Robinson (Long Shot Louie)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tali Shalom-Ezer (Princess), director; Joe Barton (The Ritual), writer; David Hinojosa (First Reformed), Kate Mara (film debut), Ellen Page (Freeheld) and Christine Vachon (Carol), producers; Michael Brook (Brooklyn), composer; Radek Ladczuk (The Babadook), cinematographer; Einat Glaser-Zarhin (Intimate Grammar), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Lucy (Page), a young woman whose father is on death row, meets and falls in love with Mercy (Mara), who is on the opposing side of her family’s political cause. Because of this, Lucy’s world begins to unravel as her value for the truth is tested…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A romantic drama which also deals with heavy topics such as the death penalty, My Days of Mercy features two wonderful lead performances from Ellen Page and Kate Mara, who are also credited as producers.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH MAY 2019

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