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Happening

Original title: L'événement · Turkish title: Kürtaj
2021 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Audrey Diwan
Drama

Cast

Anamaria Vartolomei Kacey Mottet Klein Sandrine Bonnaire

Credits

Written by: Marcia Romano

Plot

In 1963 France, when abortion is illegal, Anne, a bright young student, discovers that she is pregnant and has twelve weeks to find a way to end the pregnancy before it destroys her future. Friends turn away, and she faces dangerous options alone. Audrey Diwan's 2021 film, based on Annie Ernaux's memoir, is a tense and intimate drama, and won the Golden Lion at Venice.

Sinekatalog’s take

Audrey Diwan's 1963-set drama follows a student's desperate race to end a pregnancy. Intense, close and unflinching, with Anamaria Vartolomei excellent, it is a gripping, harrowing film that won the Golden Lion.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (14,162 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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