By the Grace of God is a bit repetitive by virtue of its attention not just to Alexandre’s story but to those of three other men as well.

There’s an almost identical scene in By the Grace of God, and – as in Spotlight – it breaks your heart. By the Grace of God never plays the sentimental card and while the abuse suffered by the men is no doubt horrific, the details of their inner lives remain elusive. Spotlight, the 2015 film about… There is no simple good vs. evil in this complex account of a sex-abusing priest and the men who out him. Four years after “Spotlight,” François Ozon’s “By the Grace of God” casts a wary, investigative eye toward yet another Catholic Church molestation scandal, this one taking place in the Archdiocese of Lyon, France. By the Grace of God. But the film’s gathering crowd also testifies to the sustenance people take when their pain is shared and they pool approaches and resources. In By the Grace of God, Insight Surpasses PC Righteousness. There is no simple good vs. evil in this complex account of a sex-abusing priest and the men who out him. Read full review Review: 'By The Grace of God' Is Intimate And Powerful A director known for lurid psychodrama tackles a French priest-abuse scandal with sensitivity, restraint — and a robust sense of urgency. Both a portrait-based and investigative film, By the Grace of God is a methodical and sensitive human-based exploration of the burden of internalised sufferings and the complex need to express them. But the film’s gathering crowd also testifies to the sustenance people take when their pain is shared and they pool approaches and resources. Alexandre (Melvil Poupaud) has carved out a nice life for himself, his wife and children in Lyon. This is a film about the victims of abuse and, as By the Grace of God makes clear, for many victims this is a story that has no end. Not rated. We aim to inspire, motivate and encourage in all areas of life and especially your walk with God. By the Grace of God shows how one man’s evil acts spread into the cracks of not just his victims’ lives but the lives of their loved ones as well. Film Review: ‘By the Grace of God’ François Ozon changes pace with an ambitious, urgently topical story from France's side of the Catholic Church abuse scandal. Review: 'By The Grace of God' Is Intimate And Powerful A director known for lurid psychodrama tackles a French priest-abuse scandal with sensitivity, restraint — and a … Film Review: ‘By the Grace of God’ François Ozon changes pace with an ambitious, urgently topical story from France's side of the Catholic Church abuse scandal. By the Grace of God shows how one man’s evil acts spread into the cracks of not just his victims’ lives but the lives of their loved ones as well. By the Grace of God effectively captures the deep emotional, and in some cases physical, scars that many sexual abuse survivors often endure by focusing on three specific individuals. It’s also a reflection on the more or less embarrassing strategies employed by an institution in an attempt to silence the misdemeanours of its black sheep against a backdrop of faith (approached objectively …