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Someone Else's Happiness

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When Christine (Ina Geerts) finds a small boy who has been killed by a hit-and-run driver, it sends shock waves through a small Belgian suburb. Mark (Peter Van den Begin), an officer called to the scene, fears the victim might be his missing son. Mark's wife, Gerda (Natali Broods), works for Christine and sees her neighbor Francis (Johan Leysen) return home with damage to the front of his car. Meanwhile, Christine is further upset when her suicidal ex-husband calls her.

Critics Reviews

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/01/2006
2/4
...never becomes terribly engaging. Go to Full Review Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net 12/06/2005
[M]y happiness this was not. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/12/2011 Nice mix of stories.. See more 03/05/2009 very impressive. indeed a compelling story with truly original characters. the directing is amazing in this film, the lack of close ups, and many long takes do make this whole experience kinda sensual. even personal. and all the stories, i mean, so simple but yet so strangely interesting. small town. a bunch of weirdo's. an accident. lots of silences and silent looks. it's even funny. very sad and touching. plus i was completely surpriseded by how it all ended. art house style! belgiums do make some great cinema. See more 11/29/2008 did not realise this was belgian, very hard to grasp. missed some key "clues" due to watching on TV (eg boy's face in the stream, dent in the bumper) - NOW i have to watch it again. the comment below about the "interrogation scene" makes me think we saw two different movies. part way through i realised how little diagogue there was. very unusual. See more 12/24/2007 The movie opens with an interrogation scene and it's worth to see the movie for it's opening sequences. Very very good movie. Nice plot, a little bit tension, amazing sound recording... The movie script is predictable but very well executed. I recommend this movie to everyone. See more 11/24/2007 couldn't concentrate on the movie See more 11/23/2007 the best dutch spoken movie ever See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fien Troch

Director

Ina Geerts

Christine

Johanna ter Steege

Ann

Johan Leysen

Francis

Natali Broods

Gerda

Peter Van den Begin

Mark
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Synopsis When Christine (Ina Geerts) finds a small boy who has been killed by a hit-and-run driver, it sends shock waves through a small Belgian suburb. Mark (Peter Van den Begin), an officer called to the scene, fears the victim might be his missing son. Mark's wife, Gerda (Natali Broods), works for Christine and sees her neighbor Francis (Johan Leysen) return home with damage to the front of his car. Meanwhile, Christine is further upset when her suicidal ex-husband calls her.
Director
Fien Troch
Producer
Antonino Lombardo
Screenwriter
Fien Troch
Production Co
Prime Time
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital