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      Someone Else's Happiness

      2005 1h 41m Drama List
      Reviews 73% Audience Score 250+ Ratings 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. Read More Read Less

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      David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...never becomes terribly engaging. Rated: 2/4 Aug 1, 2006 Full Review Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net [M]y happiness this was not. Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Nice mix of stories.. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member couldn't concentrate on the movie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member the best dutch spoken movie ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      Screenwriter
      Fien Troch
      Production Co
      Prime Time
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Dutch
      Runtime
      1h 41m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital