

Happy End
2017-06-21 · 110 min · ★ 6.2
A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
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Production details
- Directors
- Michael Haneke
- Production companies
- Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film, ARTE France Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, WDR, BR, ARTE
- Countries
- France, Germany, Austria
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 13,600,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,610,794
Top Cast
Isabelle HuppertAnne Laurent
Jean-Louis TrintignantGeorges Laurent
Mathieu KassovitzThomas Laurent
Fantine HarduinÉve Laurent
Franz RogowskiPierre Laurent
Laura VerlindenAnaïs Laurent
Toby JonesLawrence Bradshaw
Aurélia PetitNathalie
Hassam GhancyRachid
Nabiha AkkariJamila
Philippe du JanerandMaître Barin
Dominique BesnehardMarcel the Hairdresser
Bruno TuchszerInspector
Alexandre CarrièreInspector
Nathalie RichardReal Estate Agent
David YellandBank Manager
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