Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, Misericordia follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie, an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kindhearted widow and venomously angry son, while making an increasingly surprising—and ultimately beneficial—friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest.
