Mercy

Mercy (2026) posits a near-future scenario where Detective Jake Chen faces a courtroom AI judge for the alleged murder of his wife. With ninety minutes to prove his innocence, Chen confronts the cold logic of a system he once advocated, highlighting the chilling intersection of human emotion and technological judgment. Director Lulu Wang’s tense, claustrophobic vision casts the courtroom as a battleground where personal truth clashes with algorithmic certainty, questioning the nature of justice in an era dominated by artificial intelligence.