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Happening (L’événement)

Fri, Aug 19 / 9pm
Sat, Aug 20 / 5pm
Sun, Aug 21 / 7pm
Wed, Aug 24 / 7pm
Thu, Aug 25 / 9pm
Sat, Aug 27 / 2:30pm
Dir. Audrey Diwan
2021, France, 100 min
French with English subtitles

Adapted from Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical novel, Happening recounts the journey of a young woman’s physical and emotional battle to access illegal abortion in a desperate race against the clock. A powerful and gripping drama set in a society that condemned female desire and sexual liberty.

Reviews

Diwan’s reflective, quiet tone only highlights the sheer dread of this situation, and shows that restriction and taboos about such issues only makes this world a more cruel and terrifying place. With Happening, Diwan has crafted a horror story that is becoming a haunting and very real possibility.
- Ross Bonaime, Collider
Happening is set in the sixties, but Diwan’s stark, unwavering direction, coupled with sparing costumes and cinematographer Laurent Tangy’s intimate lens, lend the film a sense of timelessness. The power of Happening is in the terrifying knowledge that Anne’s struggles could be happening to anyone, at any time.
- Amil Niazi, The Globe and Mail
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