Synopse
Under the scorching sun of Southern France, a young generation between rebellion and resignation. After years away, Salomé returns to the village she grew up in for a holiday job. She is the only employee at a rubbish dump in the middle of nowhere and lives in an old building site trailer. Gradually, a few lost souls penetrate the timelessness of the place and Salomé‘s loneliness. A participant from a TV reality show has walked out and is looking for a new format for her life, a depressed cyclist takes a break at the tip. All are united by a common desire: for awakening, change, the need to go crazy.
Regie
ALAIN RAOUST (*1966) had his biggest international success in 2001 with his debut film La Cage, which won several prizes in Locarno. As Happy As Possible is his first film for more than 10 years and in 2019 opened the Cannes section ACID.
Info
Original Title: Rêves de jeunesse
International Title: As Happy As Possible
Category: Feature
Section: Voilà
Version & Subtitles: French OV with English subtitles
Director: Alain Raoust
Screenplay: Alain Raoust, Cécile Vargaftig
Cast/Protagonists: Salomé Richard, Yoann Zimmer, Estelle Meyer, Jacques Bonnaffé, Christine Citti, Aude Briant, Carl Malapa, Iliana Zabeth, Paul Spera, Eberhard Meinzolt, Théo Cholbi
Production country: France, Portugal
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 92 min
Producer: Tom Dercourt
Production company: Cinema Defacto, Terratreme Filmes
Cinematography: Lucie Baudinaud
Editor: Jean de Certeau
Music: Dead Combo
Production Design: Caroline Leroy
World Sales: Morgane Delay, Urban Distribution International
