Agent of Happiness

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Play Time: 93 mins
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Agent of Happiness

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The documentary team follows two happiness agents in their forties who spend a month and a half on the road twice a year, going door-to-door with their questionnaires in isolated villages in the Himalayas. The filmmakers undertake to provide an intimate insight into the daily lives and desires of Bhutanese people, and also seek the answer to the universal question of whether happiness can really be measured. Gross National Happiness promises a heart-warming journey into a mysterious, fairytale-like world, which is the exact opposite of the social order dominated by consumption and desires.

Original Title:खुशी को एजेन्ट
Status: Released (2024-07-12)
Awards:6 wins & 7 nominations
Screen:Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
Productions: BNB Film, Match Frame Productions, The deNovo Initiative, Catapult Film Fund, National Film Institute Hungary, Dok.Incubator, Sundance Institute
Production Countries: Bhutan, Czech Republic, Hungary
Spoken Languages: ,
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I'm not sure if this ought to be called "Agent of Contentedness" instead? Not content as in barely having enough, but as in genuinely satisfied with your lot in life. That's what Amber seeks to find out as he travels the breadth of this tiny Himalayan kingdom, bi-annually, trying to ....

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