Edited by Monika Willi | Written by Michael Haneke Initial release 12 October 2017 Editor Monika Willi | |
Starring Isabelle HuppertJean-Louis TrintignantMathieu KassovitzLoubna AbidarToby Jones Productioncompanies Les Films du LosangeX-Filme Creative PoolWega Film Distributed by Les Films du Losange (France)X-Verleih (Germany)Filmladen (Austria)Sony Pictures Classics (North America) Cast Similar Time of the Wolf, Love, The White Ribbon, Caché, Michael H – Professio | ||
Happy End is an upcoming film written and directed by Michael Haneke.
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Cast
Production
In December 2015, French media reported that Michael Haneke would reunite with Amour actors Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant for his newest project Happy End, with the European migrant crisis potentially forming the backdrop of the film's plot. On 12 February 2016, Haneke's longtime producer Margaret Ménégoz confirmed that the project would begin filming in northern France in the summer of 2016. On 27 June 2016, Happy End began filming in Calais, with Mathieu Kassovitz also joining the cast. It was reported that French production company Les Films du Losange had secured distribution deals in a number of countries.
Release
In November 2016, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S and Latin American distribution rights to the film.