When sex worker Jan meets a new out-of-town client, an unsettling anxiety saturates the interaction. In the cold depths of Polish suburbia, Jan is driven to a place where his own preconceptions are challenged. Inspired by real events, Mercy explores power dynamics and alienation — social, sexual and emotional — through the lens of sex work.
CREW
Director & Screenplay: Milla Lewis @millalewis
Producers: Adam Mytnik & Milla Lewis @adammytnik @millalewis
Director of Photography: Vincent Prochoroff @prochoroffoto
Editing: Alicja Rymarowicz @alicja_rrrr
Colour: Sam Howells @shmowells
Sound Design: Ines Adriana @_inesadriana_
Original Music: Agathe Max @agate.max
Production Designer: Oliwia Górnikiewicz
1st Assistant Cameras: Mateusz Nowak @szachmate & Michał Szaranowicz @mszaranowicz
2nd Assistant Camera: Stephane Canet @canet.stephane
Production Assistants: Bren Cukier @brencukier & Maja Szklarska @majczol
Sound Recorder: Klaudia Klimczak @_klaudia_klimczak_
Assistant Sound Recorder: Martyna Łusiak @martynalusiak
Script Consultant: Kirk Kjeldsen
Script Translation: Maria Mirek
CAST
Jan: Kuba Kochanek @kuba.kochanek
Witold: Mirosław Henke
Anna: Grażyna Walasek