Happy Face

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Happy Face

2018

1h 40m

Drama

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A handsome teenager deforms his face and attends a support group for disfigured people.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

A defiant, generically unclassifiable film that dares viewers to question its sensitivity

Feb 2, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It's an uncompromising feature that doesn't shy away from hard conversations.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 16, 2021

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Empathetic and refreshingly unpreachy.

Jan 4, 2021

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

A beautiful young man finds his way out of his own prejudices and helps a group of people with facial conditions handle the prejudices thrown at them. Interesting and dramatic, without cliché or saccharine.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 18, 2021

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

Franchi's movement is not all upswing; it moves in some very dark and perverse ebbs...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 19, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

These performers' very real disfigurements, as well as the discussion of resultant life issues, make one vividly aware of how deeply embedded society's fears of the uncommon appearance really are.

Jan 8, 2021

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toby h

Happy Face is a touching film that affirms it's what's inside that counts. A real life disfigured cast do a wonderful job, without the message being forced. Funny in parts and relatable for all. Get a face full of this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A handsome teenager deforms his face and attends a support group for disfigured people.

Director: Alexandre Franchi
Producer: Alexandre Franchi, Stéphane Gérin-Lajoie
Screenwriter: Joelle Bourjolly, Alexandre Franchi
Production Co: Les Films de la Mancha, Line & Content
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 40m

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