'' Happy End '' is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke . It stars Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant , who had also played daughter and father in Haneke 's 2012 film '' Amour '' . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival . It was released in the United States on 22 December 2017 by Sony Pictures Classics . It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
Happy End (2017 film)