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After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.


A German couple, Niels and Maria, and their teenage son Markus move to the Norwegian coastal town of Hammerfest, hoping for a new beginning in the land of endless twilight. Instead they find themselves drifting further apart. Niels submerges himself in his work as an engineer and an affair with a co-worker, Maria works overtime and Markus struggles at school. One night, after a double shift, Maria’s car collides with something – or someone – on the road. But from tragedy comes mercy: the accident catalysing all three family members towards reconciliation.

Birgit Minichmayr
Maria

Jürgen Vogel
Niels
Henry Stange
Markus

Ane Dahl Torp
Linda

Maria Bock
Wenche

Stig Henrik Hoff
Björn
Iren Reppen
Sofie

Bjørn Sundquist
Mads

Hallvard Holmen
Widower
Richard André Knutsen
Mikkel
Mercy is a thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of winter, road accident, guilt. Directed by Matthias Glasner, it stars Birgit Minichmayr, Jürgen Vogel, Henry Stange. A German couple, Niels and Maria, and their teenage son Markus move to the Norwegian coastal town of Hammerfest, hoping for a new beginning in the land of endless twilight. Instead they find themselves drifting further apart. Niels submerges himself in his work as an engineer and an affair with a co-worker, Maria works overtime and Markus struggles at school. One night, after a double shift, Maria’s car collides with something – or someone – on the road. But from tragedy comes mercy: the accident catalysing all three family members towards reconciliation.
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