Agent of Happiness

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26th TIDF: European Premiere

Can you measure happiness? The country of Bhutan invented Gross National Happiness to do just that, and Amber is one of the agents who travels door to door to meet people and see how they feel. But he hasn’t gotten around to measuring his own happiness level. Still living with his mother at the age of 40, he’s nevertheless a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding love. But as one of the Nepali minorities who were deprived of their citizenship, Amber isn’t the most eligible bachelor. Through Amber’s bittersweet journey and encounters with Bhutanese from all walks of life, we look behind the absurdity of mathematical measurements, to explore what makes each of us happy.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbo
Cinematography: Arun Bhattarai
Editing: Péter Sass
Sound: Tamás Bohács, Rudolf Várhegyi
Music: Ádám Balázs
Production: BNB Film, Match Frame Productions
Producers: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi, Máté Artur Vincze, Arun Bhattarai
Co-producers: Arun Bhattarai
Executive producer: Dawn Bonder, Daniel J. Chalfen, Janice Finley, Susan Potter, Marci Wiseman
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Bhutan, Hungary
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 94'
Contact: Cinephil

Arun Bhattarai

Filmography

2017 The Next Guardian (co-direction)
2021 Dreams of Birds of Flying in the Sky
2022 Mountain Man (short)
2024 Agent of Happiness (co-direction)

Dorottya Zurbo

Filmography

2017 The Next Guardian (co-direction)
2018 Easy Lessons
2024 Agent of Happiness (co-direction)