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Shit Happens

2019 · 96 min

A gentle, bittersweet family gathering where old wounds surface and quiet warmth slowly wins out.

Directed by
Anna van der Heide
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jeroen Krabbé, Beppie Melissen, Hadewych Minis
Tagline
You Can't Choose Your Family
Overview
When they are confronted with the disease of the pater familias, all the members of the Liefhebber family have to face their fears, faults and their troubled interrelationships.

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Directed by
Anna van der Heide
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jeroen Krabbé, Beppie Melissen, Hadewych Minis
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
96 min
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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