Happy Face

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Canada · 2018
1h 40m
Director Alexandre Franchi
Starring Robin L'Houmeau, Debbie Lynch-White, David Roche, Noémie Kocher
Genre Drama

Montreal, 1992. Estranged from his cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop for disfigured patients in a misguided attempt to reconnect with her. A heartbreaking coming of age story told with a refreshingly blunt honesty about a boy who just wants his mother.

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90

Franchi brilliantly tells this tale of a young man coming into his own with blunt honesty.

60

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

Happy Face dares to be distinctive, and that’s something, even if the behavior — particularly Stan’s — isn’t always convincing.

70

The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore

Despite dealing with a truckload of grief, isolation and heartbreak, Happy Face finds a resolution that's optimistic enough to justify its name.

75

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

It’s the rarest of films that truly allows us to see that world through another’s eyes.

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