---
title: 'Happening (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Audrey Diwan'
released: '2002-01-06'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/happening-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13880104/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Happening (2002)

2002 · R · 100 min · Drama · France

Original title: L'Événement

## Synopsis

Happening is a 2021 French drama film directed by Audrey Diwan. The film's adapted screenplay was written by Diwan and Marcia Romano from the 2000 memoir Happening by Annie Ernaux. Set in 1963, the film stars Anamaria Vartolomei as Anne, who experiences the emotionally and physically traumatic process of obtaining an abortion in France before it was legalized. The film also stars Luàna Bajrami, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire, Anna Mouglalis, Louise Chevillotte, Kacey Mottet Kelin, and Louise Orry-Diquéro in supporting roles with cinematography by Laurent Tangy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Audrey Diwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-diwan)
- **Screenplay:** [Audrey Diwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-diwan), [Anne Berest](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-berest), [Marcia Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcia-romano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Evgueni Galperine](https://cinepixo.com/people/evgueni-galperine), [Sacha Galperine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-galperine)
- **Producer:** [Édouard Weil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-weil), [Alice Girard](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-girard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Laurent Tangy](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-tangy)
- **Editor:** [Jean-Christophe Bouzy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-christophe-bouzy)

## Cast

- [Anamaria Vartolomei](https://cinepixo.com/people/anamaria-vartolomei)
- [Pio Marmaï](https://cinepixo.com/people/pio-marmai)
- [Sandrine Bonnaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandrine-bonnaire)
- [Kacey Mottet-Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/kacey-mottet-klein)
- [Anna Mouglalis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-mouglalis)
- [Luàna Bajrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/luana-bajrami)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/happening-2002
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