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Happy End

Happy End

Don't believe the title of this Michael Haneke film.

20176.21h 50m

Overview

A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.

Directed by Michael Haneke
Written by Michael Haneke
Produced by Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka
Box OfficeBudget: $13.6MRevenue: $2.6M

Top Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Anne Laurent

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Georges Laurent

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Thomas Laurent

Fantine Harduin

Fantine Harduin

Éve Laurent

Franz Rogowski

Franz Rogowski

Pierre Laurent

Laura Verlinden

Laura Verlinden

Anaïs Laurent

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Lawrence Bradshaw

Aurélia Petit

Aurélia Petit

Nathalie

H

Hille Perl

The Gambist

Hassam Ghancy

Hassam Ghancy

Rachid

Themes & Keywords

suicide attemptrefugeedementiakiller childeuthanasiafrench familyrefugee crisiseuropean refugee crisisdeath wishwealthy familycalaisdeath by poisoning

About Happy End

Happy End is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of suicide attempt, refugee, dementia, killer child, euthanasia, french family. Directed by Michael Haneke, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz. A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.

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