STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

Aristides Papakatsikas welcomes two nephews to his home, the wealthy Manolis from America and the poor Manolis from Amaliada, whom he has never met in person. The two nephews, following a suggestion from Manolis in America, agree to switch roles so that the wealthy Manolis can understand the sincerity of his uncle's intentions.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.
Not a lot of people realize that being introverted is not always a permanent state of mind. Being considered an introvert by others is a complicated thing; not everyone likes being labelled “shy.”
Even without the messaging, Mercy does not hold up as a movie. It's sloppily done and the mystery doesn’t tie together at the end.
The film didn’t have to be as long as it is. It just dragged on and on with scenes that had no substance. Every so often we get an action scene, and even those isn’t that fun.
The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.