Happening

I got knocked up like a poor girl. This is the story of Anne, a young woman who decides to abort to finish her studies and escape the social constraints of a working-class family. France in 1963: a society that censures women’s desires. And sex in general. This simple but cruel story follows the itinerary of a woman who decides to go against the law. Anne has only a little time before her. Her exams are just around the corner, and her baby bump is growing fast... Based on the titular novel of Annie Ernaux, one of the loudest voices of contempo- rary French literature, the winner of the Golden Lion at the latest Venice International Film Festival, discusses the undeniable human right of every human being to determine their own destiny – and proves that sometimes human history moves backwards.