Happening

2021 Drama
72%

An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's eponymous novel, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Happening' is an unflinching examination of unplanned pregnancy

Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a literature student in '60s France. When she discovers that she is pregnant, she tries to navigate both the changes in her body and her own decision to end the pregnancy - despite the fact that it is illegal and will result in jail for her, or anyone who helps her...

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