The narrative is structured like a , with on-screen title cards counting down the weeks as Anne's belly grows and her options dwindle. Cinematic Style: Intimate and Unflinching Happening (2021)

Set in , Happening follows Anne (played by Anamaria Vartolomei ), a brilliant literature student whose promising academic career is threatened when she discovers she is pregnant. At a time when abortion was strictly illegal and punishable by prison time for both the woman and the provider, Anne is forced to navigate a lonely and dangerous path to reclaim her future.