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Happening

Original title: L'événement
  • 20212021
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  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.9K
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Anamaria Vartolomei in Happening (2021)
Follows Annie, a bright young student who faces an unwanted pregnancy while abortion was still illegal in 1960s France.
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An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,070
664
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    • Director
      • Audrey Diwan
    • Writers
      • Marcia Romano(screenplay)
      • Audrey Diwan(screenplay)
      • Annie Ernaux(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Anamaria Vartolomei
      • Kacey Mottet Klein
      • Luàna Bajrami
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Audrey Diwan
    • Writers
      • Marcia Romano(screenplay)
      • Audrey Diwan(screenplay)
      • Annie Ernaux(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Anamaria Vartolomei
      • Kacey Mottet Klein
      • Luàna Bajrami
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    • 18User reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 13 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:02
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    Photos25

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    Anamaria Vartolomei
    Anamaria Vartolomei
    • Anne Duchesne
    Kacey Mottet Klein
    Kacey Mottet Klein
    • Jean
    Luàna Bajrami
    Luàna Bajrami
    • Hélène
    Louise Orry-Diquéro
    Louise Orry-Diquéro
    • Brigitte
    Louise Chevillotte
    Louise Chevillotte
    • Olivia
    Pio Marmaï
    Pio Marmaï
    • Professeur Bornec
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Gabrielle Duchesne
    Leonor Oberson
    • Claire
    Anna Mouglalis
    Anna Mouglalis
    • Mme Rivière
    Cyril Metzger
    • Gaspard
    Eric Verdin
    • Jacques Duchesne
    Madeleine Baudot
    Madeleine Baudot
    • Lise
    Alice de Lencquesaing
    Alice de Lencquesaing
    • Laëtitia
    Fabrizio Rongione
    Fabrizio Rongione
    • Dr. Ravinsky
    Isabelle Mazin
    • Magda
    Julien Frison
    • Maxime
    • (as Julien Frison de la Comédie Française)
    Édouard Sulpice
    • Patrick
    Leïla Muse
    • Céline
    • Director
      • Audrey Diwan
    • Writers
      • Marcia Romano(screenplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Audrey Diwan(screenplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Annie Ernaux(based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      "Happening" won the top prize at the 78th edition of the world's oldest film festival, the Venice Film Festival. The award was selected by a jury led by Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho.
    • Quotes

      Anne Duchesne: I wasn't able to study, now I am.

      Professeur Bornec: Were you ill?

      Anne Duchesne: The kind of illness that strikes only women and turns them into housewives.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Why is 2021 - The Year of Woman Film Directors? bonus: Tarantino and Yankovsky (2021)

    User reviews18

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    Top review
    9/10
    So important
    As harrowing as this film is, it is so important that it was made. It reminds us how hard won our victories around abortion on demand are. Thank good ness I did not have to go through such horrors 30 years later!

    Thank you for making this timely, valuable piece of film.
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    • rcrivers
    • Apr 27, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Kürtaj
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, Charente, France
    • Production companies
      • Rectangle Productions
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Wild Bunch
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €5,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $181,023
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,312
      • May 8, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,555,829
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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