Belgium | V.O. Dutch | ST French | 2016 | 93 min | DCP | color | Fiction
Ralph Hartman is a successful stand-up comedian who is struggling. With life, but mainly with himself. In fact, he is being followed by the man in his head, who rarely stops talking. Meanwhile, Hartman has to keep going in the merciless environment of stand-up comedy, during an exhausting tour with exhausting colleagues and great expectations. While his negative voice constantly wades in. Fortunately Laura Maris is there too, who seems to recognize his problem.
Everybody Happy is a parable about how we can all end up on the edge of a precipice. But also about how we can step away from it. A film that won’t save the world. But it may save you. GPHQ
| Director | Nic Balthazar |
| Music | Henny Vrienten, Triggerfinger |
| Cinematographer | Robrecht Heyvaert |
| Screenplay | Nic Balthazar |
| Cast | Peter Van Den Begin, Barbara Sarafian, Jeroen Leenders, Josse De Pauw, Rik Verheye |
| Production | EYEWORKS FILM & TV DRAMA |
Nic Balthazar is a popular face on Belgian national television. He is also a writer,
journalist, columnist, filmmaker and television director. In 2007, he wrote and directed his first feature-length film entitled, Ben X, which won 14 international awards. His second feature-length film, Time of My Life, released in 2011, also won several awards, including the Grand Prix Hydro-Québec in 2013. He currently works in television and writes and performs in the theatre.
