Based on the 2000 memoir Happening by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux.
France, 1963—a time when abortion was strictly illegal and socially stigmatized, years before the legalization of contraception or the "Veil Law".
Happening review: a gripping abortion drama | Sight and Sound - BFI
Won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Core Themes
Audrey Diwan's 2021 film Happening ( L'Événement ) is a visceral adaptation of Annie Ernaux's semi-autobiographical novel, following a brilliant university student in 1963 France who faces a race against time to secure an illegal abortion. The film is celebrated for its unflinching social realism and its urgent relevance to contemporary debates over reproductive rights. Director: Audrey Diwan.
Based on the 2000 memoir Happening by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux.
France, 1963—a time when abortion was strictly illegal and socially stigmatized, years before the legalization of contraception or the "Veil Law".
Happening review: a gripping abortion drama | Sight and Sound - BFI
Won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Core Themes
Audrey Diwan's 2021 film Happening ( L'Événement ) is a visceral adaptation of Annie Ernaux's semi-autobiographical novel, following a brilliant university student in 1963 France who faces a race against time to secure an illegal abortion. The film is celebrated for its unflinching social realism and its urgent relevance to contemporary debates over reproductive rights. Director: Audrey Diwan.
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