Underplayed Gems

Happy New Year (2008)

Happy New Year poster
Directed by
Christoph Schaub
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film takes place on New Year's Eve and follows several people in different situations. Their separate stories cross paths over the course of one night.

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What happens

Happy New Year is a 2008 Swiss drama film directed by Christoph Schaub and written by Grischa Duncker and Thomas Hess. Set on New Year’s Eve, it follows several intersecting stories centred on a group of characters over the course of one night. The film was nominated for four prizes at the 2009 Swiss Film Prize and was screened at festivals including Moscow, Solothurn, Locarno, and Molodist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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