And the supporting cast members offer strong scenes of their own, hinting at complex lives off-screen. Scenes with Mara bristle with unexpected promise. Page has several seriously intense moments, and beautifully expresses Lucy's fragility and vulnerability without undermining her steely resilience. For her part, Mercy also has a big character arc, although much of it remains off-screen.īoth actresses are excellent, digging deep to express their characters' darker feelings, frustrations and connections. Instead, the focus is on Lucy's rather wrenching internal journey as she confronts doubts about her father's innocence and growing feelings toward this new friend. This also means that the film never puts the spotlight on the central thematic controversy. In this way, the film reveals telling details as the character open up to each other, which makes scenes feel unusually intimate. Shalom-Ezer takes a strikingly relaxed approach to the story, letting each scene unfold in an organic way. Meanwhile, the family lawyer (Geraghty) has one last chance to save Lucy's dad. Then as they get to know each other, both are surprised to find that they're falling in love. At one execution, Lucy makes an unexpected connection with Mercy (Mara), an activist on the other side of the issue. And they have good reason: their father (Koteas) is on death row, and they believe he's innocent. And while the narrative itself is a bit predictable, the character complexity more than makes up for it.įrom their home in Ohio, Lucy (Page), her older sister Martha (Seimetz) and their young brother Ben (Shotwell) drive from prison to prison protesting the death penalty. As directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, scenes are so raw that they continually take the audience aback. Rating: R for strong sexuality/nudity, and for language.Despite having a hugely contentious issue at the heart of its plot, this film remains remarkably centred on its characters, all of whom are played with an earthy authenticity that often feels improvised. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2019 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. Title Copyright: My Days of Mercy © 2017 Lexis Media Limited. Kate Mara TV’s “House of Cards,” Chappaquiddick, Fantastic FourĪmy Seimetz Upstream Color, Sun Don’t Shine, Tiny Furnitureīrian Geraghty The Hurt Locker, Flight, BobbyĪnd Elias Koteas The Thin Red Line, The Prophecy, Gattaca My Days of Mercy will be available on Digital in both HD and SD for the suggested retail price of $9.99.Īfter a female activist protesting the death penalty befriends a woman with opposing views, they begin a passionate relationship that tests their beliefs and their values.Įllen Page Juno, Inception, X-Men: Days of Future Past The film received rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival as well as at many LGBTQ festivals throughout the community and will also be available in select theaters on April 5. Starring alongside Page and Mara are Amy Seimetz, Brian Geraghty, and Elias Koteas. Oscar ® nominee Ellen Page (2007, Best Actress, Juno) and Emmy ® nominee Kate Mara (2013, Best Guest Actress, TV’s “House of Cards”), who are friends in real life and producers on the film, sought out a project to act together in and found that My Days of Mercy was an unexpected and fresh story inspired by a single paragraph in John Grishman’s “An Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town,” which is about an exonerated death row inmate. An unlikely love story comes home when My Days of Mercy arrives on Digital and On Demand July 5 from Lionsgate.
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