What Makes You Happy (2006)

Comedy

The efforts of a Belgian director who has to stick posters of his film everywhere and harass crowds to get people to come and see his film. When it turns out to be a flop, he is jobless and his partner leaves him. An ironic account of rising director Joachim La Fosse’s directing debut.

Release Date: August 12, 2006
Runtime: 1h 25m
Rating: 4.2/10 (6 votes)

Director: Joachim Lafosse

Cast: Fabrizio Rongione, Kris Cuppens, Catherine Salée, Mariet Eyckmans, Dirk Tuypens, Isabelle Darras, Kristof Coenen, Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Production: Eklektik Productions, Lotus Production

Full Cast (12 people)

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What Makes You Happy

What Makes You Happy

What Makes You Happy

85 min

The efforts of a Belgian director who has to stick posters of his film everywhere and harass crowds to get people to come and see his film. When it turns out to be a flop, he is jobless and his partner leaves him. An ironic account of rising director Joachim La Fosse’s directing debut.

85 min

The efforts of a Belgian director who has to stick posters of his film everywhere and harass crowds to get people to come and see his film. When it turns out to be a flop, he is jobless and his partner leaves him. An ironic account of rising director Joachim La Fosse’s directing debut.

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Original LanguageFrench

Release Date8/12/2006

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Eklektik Productions

Lotus Production

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Cast

Fabrizio Rongione

as Fabrizio

Kris Cuppens

as Kris

Catherine Salée

as Anne

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Mariet Eyckmans

as Mariet

Dirk Tuypens

Isabelle Darras

Kristof Coenen

Jean-Benoît Ugeux

as Jean-Benoît

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The efforts of a Belgian director who has to stick posters of his film everywhere and harass crowds to get people to come and see his film. When it turns out to be a flop, he is jobless and his partne…

How long is What Makes You Happy?▾

1h 25m

When was What Makes You Happy released?▾

August 12, 2006

Who directed What Makes You Happy?▾

Joachim Lafosse

Who stars in What Makes You Happy?▾

Fabrizio Rongione, Kris Cuppens, Catherine Salée

What genre is What Makes You Happy?▾

Comedy