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Have Mercy on Us All (2007)

Have Mercy on Us All poster
Original title
Pars vite et reviens tard
Directed by
Régis Wargnier
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
18
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In modern day Paris, a mysterious figure revives the old rituals of the Plague. A police officer and a local recluse try to stop a series of cryptic deaths. The story blends historical superstition with a crime investigation.

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What happens

Have Mercy on Us All a.k.a. Seeds of Death (original French title: Pars vite et reviens tard, lit. "Leave quickly and come back late") is a 2007 film about the return of the Plague to modern Paris, directed by Régis Wargnier and based on the 2003 novel by Fred Vargas. It was released in France on January 24, 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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