2022 | FRANCE | NR | 100 min.
France 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she becomes pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame, pain and possibly prison. Without rhetoric or politicking, Happening powerfully essays the risks of refusing women control over their bodies.