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Happy Place (2020)

Happy Place poster
Directed by
Helen Shaver
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women live together in an inpatient mental health clinic after facing personal crises. The story follows their interactions and struggles within the facility.

intimatesomberquietfemale-centricemotionalslow-pacedseriouspersonal

What happens

Happy Place is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Helen Shaver. An adaptation of the theatrical play by Pamela Mala Sinha, the film centres on a group of women residing at an inpatient mental health clinic after various personal crises. The film's cast includes Sinha, Clark Backo, Marie-Eve Perron, Tara Rosling, Liisa Repo-Martell, Jennifer Wigmore, Sheila McCarthy and Mary Walsh. The film commenced production in September 2019 in the Parry Sound District, primarily at Lake Rosseau. The film premiered on September 20, 2020 at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and subsequently screened at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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