Raging Grace

2023 • 100 minutes

About this movie

Written and directed by Paris Zarcilla, Raging Grace centres the Filipino experience using brushstrokes of horror and drama rendered through the prism of race and power. Raging Grace tells the story of Joy, an undocumented immigrant who lands a job as a care worker for a terminal old man and secures a better life for her and her daughter, Grace. This bold coming-of-rage transports audiences beyond terror to deliver us to the joy and peace we find when we transgress our masters.Raging Grace had its world premiere at SXSW in 2023 where it won the Grand Jury Prizes for Best Film in Competition and Best Debut. It has since screened at Sydney Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival. Last week, the film had its European Premiere, at Neuchatel International Film Festival, where it swept the awards, winning three awards (International Critics Prize, The Youth Best Film Award and The Audience Award) the first time a film has done so in the festival’s history. It will be playing at Fantasia, Edinburgh Film Festival, FrightFest Beyond Fest and Busan International Film Festival over summer and autumn.