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Happy Days (1991)

Happy Days poster
Original title
Счастливые дни
Directed by
Aleksei Balabanov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
16+
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wanders through a decaying city after being thrown out of his home. He struggles to find shelter and connection while the world around him seems indifferent and strange.

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What happens

Happy Days (Russian: Счастливые дни, translit. Schastlivye dni) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. Based on Samuel Beckett's The Expelled/The Calmative/The End with First Love (1945) as well as Happy Days (1961), it was Balabanov's feature film directorial debut. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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