She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.
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The original title is "Un heureux événement" (FR).
The film grossed $3.9M at the box office.
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
It was a co-production between: Belgium, France.
The film was directed by Rémi Bezançon.
The screenplay was written by Vanessa Portal and Rémi Bezançon.
Cinematography was handled by Antoine Monod.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1987018.
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Un heureux événement
Released
16
Français
Belgium, France
$3,929,796
