When Jérémie learns of his former boss’ death, he returns to his rural hometown for a funeral. Once there, the widow insists he stay with her, which enrages her son. In no time, Jérémie finds himself in a social quagmire in festival-favorite Alain Guiraudie’s newest mind-bender.

Jérémie is a very handsome young man, and his presence is far from comforting for many of the people in Saint-Martial. The widow insists he stay with her, and her son, Jérémie’s childhood friend, is consumed with anger, perhaps jealousy. Misericordia soon takes a turn to noir, as Jérémie is plunged into a nightmare from which he cannot easily emerge. Director Alain Guiraudie’s strange and erotic thriller has been described as a compelling mix between Hitchcock and Pasolini.