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Happening

7.2(535)20211h 39m4

France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
$171.8K
Language
French
  • france
  • pregnancy
  • woman director
  • abortion
  • 1960s

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTTSundance Film Festival (Virtual)22 Jan 2022
    • Theatrical (limited)R6 May 2022
    • TheatricalR13 May 2022
    • Digital / OTTR21 Jun 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15Abortion scenes, strong sex, nudity22 Apr 2022
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+High impact themes14 Apr 2022
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical167 Jul 2022
  • ChinaCN

    • Digital / OTT23 Jun 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical27 Oct 2022
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU24 Nov 2021
    • Digital / OTTVOD24 Mar 2022
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray30 Mar 2022
    • Digital / OTT12Canal+ (ex myCanal)30 Aug 2022
    • TV12Canal+30 Aug 2022
    • TV12France•25 Mar 2024
    • TV12Arte5 Mar 2025
    • TV12Canal+ Grand Écran19 Jul 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1231 Mar 2022
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalK152 Jun 2022
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIII11 Aug 2022
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival5 Sept 2021
    • Theatrical4 Nov 2021
  • JapanJP

    • PhysicalBlu-ray6 Sept 2022
    • Theatrical2 Dec 2022

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Happening was released on 4 November 2021.

Audience reviews

2
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/24/2022

    6/10

    "Anne" (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a young student studying to be a teacher, when she starts to feel stomach cramps. A visit to the doctor reveals that she is pregnant and the remainder of this drama relates to her decision not to have the baby. That's quite a stance to take in 1960s France where, much like in most of the rest of Europe, abortion is illegal, dangerous - and costly! It was an one-night-stand with "Max" (…

  • B

    badelf

    10/28/2026

    8/10

    Summary: 8/10: an unflinching period piece that plays less like history than warning, a reminder that bans don't end abortions, they just decide who survives them. Some films arrive like an arrow already in flight: sharp, direct, impossible to deflect once it's found its mark. Audrey Diwan's *Happening* is one of these. Set in 1963 France, it is a powerful, well-made, emotional plea for a woman's control over h…

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