Mercy: Under Accusation – Double Trailer for the Futuristic Thriller
90 minutes to prove one's innocence before a merciless authority
The trailers for Mercy: Under Accusation don't just present a futuristic thriller, but launch a warning.
Icy, controlled images introduce a world where public order is no longer managed by humans, but by an algorithmic system that decides, judges, and executes. In this scenario, Chris Pratt surprises in the role of Inspector Christopher Raven, a staunch supporter of automated justice, until he himself becomes the target.
90 Minutes to Solve the Enigma
Accused of his wife's murder, Raven enters a nightmare with no appeals: 90 minutes to prove his innocence before an authority that doesn't know the word "mercy". Guiding this legal apparatus is Juez Maddox, played by a magnetic and unsettling Rebecca Ferguson, the embodiment of an artificial intelligence as impeccable as it is inhuman.
The trailers show a hyper-connected city, monitored by drones and screens that proclaim sentences in real-time. The atmosphere is clear, polished but suffocating: an environment where every movement becomes evidence, every gesture a potential error.
Amidst sudden explosions, elusive clues, and a protagonist increasingly consumed by doubt, Mercy promises an investigation that doesn't just concern the perpetrator of a crime, but the very value of truth in an infallible system… at least in appearance. Inevitable echoes of other works dealing with alternative justice in a dystopian future, such as Spielberg's Minority Report (2002).
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Profile, Ben Hur remake) Mercy: Under Accusation will arrive in Italian cinemas on January 22, 2026, distributed by Eagle Pictures, and abroad also in 3D, accompanying what promises to be an unsettling thriller with which to welcome the new year at the cinema.