No Mercy

No Mercy

104 mins | Documentary | Jan. 15, 2026

Isa Willinger explores Kira Muratova’s claim that “women make the tougher films,” meeting directors like Amirpour, Breillat, Ducournau, and Sciamma, who reveal how female filmmakers expose power, violence, and desire, questioning where women and men truly stand today.

No Mercy

104 mins | Documentary | Jan. 15, 2026

No Mercy
Isa Willinger explores Kira Muratova’s claim that “women make the tougher films,” meeting directors like Amirpour, Breillat, Ducournau, and Sciamma, who reveal how female filmmakers expose power, violence, and desire, questioning where women and men truly stand today.
Producers Tondowski Films, FlairFilm (AUT)
Original title No Mercy
Directors Isa Willinger
Writers

Cast

Virginie Despentes

as Herself

Céline Sciamma

as Herself

Alice Diop

as Herself

Ana Lily Amirpour

as Herself

Catherine Breillat

as Herself

Nina Menkes

as Herself

Monika Treut

as Herself

Joey Soloway

as Herself

Apolline Traoré

as Herself

Mouly Surya

as Herself

Jackie Buet

as Herself

Margit Czenki

as Herself

Julia Ducournau

as Herself