2025 | Germany, Austria | Documentary

No Mercy

  • English, French, German, Russian, Farsi (Persian), Dutch German 105 mins
  • Director | Isabella Willinger
  • Writer | Paula Alvarez Vaccaro, Arash T. Riahi, Ira Tondowski
  • Producer | Alex Tondowski, Ira Tondowski, Sabine Gruber, Peter Drössler

STATUS: In Distribution

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Director Isa Willinger asks herself whether women’s filmmaking is characterized by a particular harshness. Inspired by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, No Mercy interrogates power, violence, and representation as it blends history, criticism, and manifesto. With contributions from Céline Sciamma, Virginie Despentes, Nina Menkes, Catherine Breillat, Apolline Traoré, Joey Soloway, and more, the film is unapologetic, unflinching, and, fittingly, without mercy.

Violence Gaze Power Feminism Cinema
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