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Happy End (2009)

Happy End poster
Original title
Les Derniers jours du monde
Directed by
Jean-Marie Larrieu, Arnaud Larrieu
Genre
drama film, science fiction film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 69 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Robinson journeys across France and Spain as the world approaches its end. The story follows his travels through a society in decline during a global catastrophe.

apocalypticdarkly comicmelancholicroad-tripunsettlingthought-provokingbleakslow-burn

What happens

Happy End (French: Les Derniers Jours du monde, lit. 'The Last Days of the World') is a 2009 apocalyptic comedy-drama film written and directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, based on the 1991 novel Les Derniers Jours du monde by Dominique Noguez. The film depicts the story of a man, Robinson, who travels across France and Spain during the end of the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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