

Agent of Happiness
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.
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- Language
- Dzongkha
- social worker
- social control
- bhutan
- social documentary
- government agent
- social services
- surveyor
- social issues
- survey
- social practices
- happiness
- search for happiness
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Produced in
Bhutan, Czech Republic, Hungary
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PremiereMAMI Mumbai Film Festival19 Oct 2024
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance24 Jan 2024
- PremiereDOCLANDS3 May 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A12 Jul 2024
AustraliaAU
- PremiereDarwin International Film Festival15 Sept 2024
- PremiereByron Bay Film Festival26 Oct 2024
AustriaAT
- Theatrical28 Mar 2025
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU19 Dec 2024
FinlandFI
- Theatrical7 Feb 2025
FranceFR
- TVà 23h40 sur France•219 Mar 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical3 Jul 2025
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival19 Oct 2024
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTYes VOD + Partner TV30 Nov 2025
ItalyIT
- Theatrical16 Jul 2026
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Agent of Happiness was released on 12 July 2024.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/24/2024
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 ascertain just how it's citizens feel about things. Using a combination of tools, he chats with residents old and new, urban and rural, …
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