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Film Threat
Franchi brilliantly tells this tale of a young man coming into his own with blunt honesty.
Happy Face
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- Canada
- 2018
- · 100m
Director
Alexandre Franchi
Cast
Robin L'Houmeau,
Debbie Lynch-White,
David Roche,
Noémie Kocher,
Cindy Nicholsen,
E.R. Ruiz
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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Film Threat by Chuck Foster
Franchi brilliantly tells this tale of a young man coming into his own with blunt honesty.
75
Movie Nation by Roger Moore
It’s the rarest of films that truly allows us to see that world through another’s eyes.
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.
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.
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