Film Screening 10/18: BY THE GRACE OF GOD
BY THE GRACE OF GOD, François Ozon’s gripping drama that follows three men who band together to dismantle the code of silence that continues to protect a priest who abused them decades ago. Based on events from the 2019 conviction of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon for concealing the conduct of Father Bernard Preynat, BY THE GRACE OF GOD compassionately illustrates the varying effects of trauma on survivors and their families in this urgent portrait of resistance, the power of mobilization, and the mysteries of faith.
Opening Friday, October 18 for an ongoing engagement 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25 Directed by François Ozon Based on real events, Francois Ozon’s BY THE GRACE OF GOD is a gripping and urgent story of the survivors who band together to expose and dismantle the French Catholic Church’s code of silence surrounding pastoral abuse. More info here: https://filmforum.org/film/by-the-grace-of-god