Happy End

Happy End

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

Directed by Michael Haneke

Produced by Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool

2017110 min6.2 / 10

A bleak, morally indicting portrait of a wealthy family's moral blindness and internal decay, set against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis they refuse to acknowledge.

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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  • Does Happy End end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Happy End sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Happy End easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Happy End scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Happy End violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity77

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Surprise29

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Love30

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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