Agent of Happiness
- Screening Dates: 24th April, 6pm // 15th May, 8pm
- Starring: Amber Kumar Gurung, Sarita Chettri, Guna Raj Kuikel
- Directed by: Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
- Running time: 94 mins
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- Language: In Dzongkha, English and Nepali with English subtitles
Synopsis:
“With numerous shots of smartphones, framed as windows to desire, and scenes of casual conversation that slowly reveal lingering discontentment, Agent of Happiness uses meaningful visual contrast to scrutinize Bhutan’s narrative about itself. It re-injects a vibrant sense of nuance into an exercise that, though nominally geared toward gauging humanity, too often reduces it to a number. The result is both calming and humanizing, as though it were an artistic embodiment of the very contentment the Kingdom boasts.” — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety
DOCUMENTARY:
“Agent of happiness” Amber sets out on a cross-country road trip surveying the satisfaction of the Bhutanese public, as this crowd-pleasing doco questions whether the Himalayan country really is the happiest place on Earth.