A Happy Event
2011 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.0 · 68% critics
A new parent is pushed past their limits as everyday life shifts in unexpected ways. This intimate, no-taboo look at motherhood explores love, sacrifice, tenderness, and moments of abandonment, asking why no one talks honestly about the experience.
Based on Q99328660
Also known as Happy Event
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Details
- Original title
- Un heureux événement
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (231 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a candid, intimate drama about parenthood that doesn’t shy away from difficult feelings, similar in tone to All Together; Not for you if you prefer upbeat, escapist stories.
Pros: intimate, honest perspective; emotionally raw moments; tackles taboo topics | Cons: heavy subject matter; uncomfortable themes; not a light watch
Themes
- motherhood
- maternity
- regretting motherhood
Cast & crew
Louise Bourgoin
as Barbara
Pio Marmaï
as Nicolas
Josiane Balasko
as Claire
Thierry Frémont
as Tony
Gabrielle Lazure
as Édith
Firmine Richard
as La sage-femme
Anaïs Croze
as Daphné
Daphné Bürki
as Katia - la soeur de Barbara
Lannick Gautry
as Le docteur Camille Rose
Nicole Valberg
as La gynécologue
Directed by Rémi Bezançon