Is Waiting for Happiness sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Waiting for Happiness violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Waiting for Happiness scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Waiting for Happiness end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Waiting for Happiness easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Waiting for Happiness

Name: Waiting for Happiness
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Khatra Ould Abder Kader, Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould, Nana Diakité, Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda

Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako

Produced by Duo Films, ARTE France Cinéma

200291 min6.5 / 10

A contemplative portrait of displacement and estrangement, following a man caught between two worlds as he confronts the loss of home and identity.

Before immigrating to the West, Abdallah travels to the coastal city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, to visit his mother. Although he grew up there, Abdallah feels anything but at home in his old neighborhood: he can no longer speak the local dialect and he wears western clothes that immediately cast him as an outsider. But, as Abdallah spends time with a young boy and an elderly electrician, he can't help but feel a sense of loss for the life he's abandoning.

Clusters

Bittersweet Family Stories Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Native American & Frontier Life Middle East and Africa

Genres

Drama

Keywords

North Africa African Customs

Questions people ask

Is Waiting for Happiness sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Waiting for Happiness violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Waiting for Happiness scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Does Waiting for Happiness end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Waiting for Happiness easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

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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