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Released
2000 · FILM

Happenstance

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Written by
Runtime
90 min
Language
FR
ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

The “Butterfly theory” suggests that seemingly unrelated, random events can set off a chain reaction that leads to unexpected outcomes. In this framework, a series of chance occurrences—such as missing a bus, taking an alternate route, or striking up a brief conversation with a stranger—can gradually bring two people into each other’s paths. Over time, these small, unconnected incidents converge, creating the circumstances in which a young woman and a young man might finally meet.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Didier RanzShot by Jean Rene DuveauScored by Peter ChaseDesigned by Catherine Jarrier Prieur

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