
With his comatose and hospitalised wife into a steadily critical condition, a neat and grief-stricken solicitor finds himself all alone to take care of his teenage son. Struggling to cope with a shocking new reality while shrouded by a thick veil of perpetual sadness, more and more, the stone-faced lawyer realises that extreme pain and misery can evoke intense pleasure, as the neighbours' unconditional sympathy becomes increasingly addictive. Now, the pained father's burgeoni... (Full plot summary below)
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With his comatose and hospitalised wife into a steadily critical condition, a neat and grief-stricken solicitor finds himself all alone to take care of his teenage son. Struggling to cope with a shocking new reality while shrouded by a thick veil of perpetual sadness, more and more, the stone-faced lawyer realises that extreme pain and misery can evoke intense pleasure, as the neighbours' unconditional sympathy becomes increasingly addictive. Now, the pained father's burgeoning dependence to pity and the kindness of others turns into a plentiful source of bliss, and he's prepared to go to great lengths to prolong it. However, what happens if, God forbid, his wife recovers?
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| Film ThreatNatalia WinkelmanBy the end, Pity transcends its simplistic premise to become a cogent allegory for the perils of solipsism. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeSharp-witted and entertaining throughout, with a cute final scene that will come as a relief to many viewers, Pity is a polished piece of filmmaking and well worth looking out for. |
| Birth.Movies.Death.Jeremy SmithMarkridis has structured Pity as a slow burn, and this works just fine even though he tips his hand early. |
| RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyA disturbing and oftentimes very funny satire-drama, Pity is about that complex, primal human craving called empathy and the distance we're willing to go to summon it. |
| CinemacyMorgan RojasThe situations are hilarious and horrifying all at once, the winning combination that makes every moment feel like a metaphorical punch in the gut... exactly the way our protagonist would like it. |
| Film InquiryAlex LinesThe Greek Weird Wave's tendency to be uncompromising towards the audience is to be expected, and the cruelty that eventually emerges in Pity is unfortunately pretty predictable thanks to the brutality present in both The Lobster and Dogtooth. |
| IONCINEMA.comNicholas BellIn essence, this is more of the same mix of idiosyncratic banality which once seemed novel about a decade prior. |
| Screen ZealotsLouisa MooreThis deadpan style isn't fresh or new, and feels downright lackluster even in the hands of an incredibly talented director and screenwriter. |