# Happy End (2017)

> An affluent French family’s polished manor becomes a pressure chamber of dementia, concealed violence, and moral indifference beside the Calais migrant crisis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/265426

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Michael Haneke
- Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin, Franz Rogowski, Laura Verlinden, Toby Jones, Aurélia Petit
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5304464/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, sardonic, oppressive, arthouse film night, serious cinema viewing

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