Happy End
“Don't believe the title of this Michael Haneke film.”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
29 people
Isabelle Huppert
Anne Laurent
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Georges Laurent
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Mathieu Kassovitz
Thomas Laurent
Known for
Amélie
The Wolf's Call
Fantine Harduin
Éve Laurent
Known for
Just a Breath Away
Fanny's Journey
Franz Rogowski
Pierre Laurent
Known for
Victoria
Transit
Laura Verlinden
Anaïs Laurent
Known for
Ben X
The Brand New Testament
Toby Jones
Lawrence Bradshaw
Known for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MobLand
Aurélia Petit
Nathalie
Known for
Under Paris
Osmosis
Hille Perl
The Gambist
No other roles listed
Hassam Ghancy
Rachid
Known for
The Spy
Traitor
Nabiha Akkari
Jamila
Known for
What a Beautiful Day
Ganglands
Joud Geistlich
Selin
Known for
In and Out
Michael Haneke Director · Christian Berger Cinematographer Monika Willi Editor
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $14M · United States release December 22, 2017
Box office
Budget
$13,600,000
Worldwide gross
$2,610,794
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Les Films du Losange
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
Wega Film
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
WDR
Production
BR
Production
ARTE
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
France · Germany · Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 22, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 4, 2017
Theatrical
United States · December 22, 2017
Theatrical
United States · April 17, 2018
Digital
United States
October 6, 2017 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
July 24, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
June 10, 2017 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 15, 2017 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 19, 2017 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
October 7, 2017 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
February 8, 2018 · Theatrical
June 6, 2018 · Digital
Austria
October 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 21, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 12, 2017 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
April 11, 2018 · Premiere · 4K version, Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2017 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 2017 · Premiere · Champigny-lès-Langres
February 5, 2018 · Digital · VOD
February 6, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 2, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
June 23, 2017 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
March 29, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Greece
November 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 21, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 6, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Ireland
December 1, 2017 · Digital
Italy
November 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
March 3, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
June 21, 2017 · Limited theatrical
June 21, 2017 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 29, 2017 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
June 21, 2017 · Limited theatrical
August 21, 2017 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
Poland
August 4, 2017 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
August 4, 2017 · Digital
Portugal
July 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Slovakia
October 26, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 7, 2018 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
July 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 30, 2017 · Digital
Ukraine
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 9, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical
March 26, 2018 · Digital · iTunes
March 26, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
More from Michael Haneke
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Happy End
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.