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.
Directed by Dorottya Zurbo and Arun Bhattarai
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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Zétény Tóth
6.0★ · 12/27/25
#276 I was waiting for that happiness score all movie and I think it's optimistic.
Then again optimism is probably part of happiness. I guess
#276 I was waiting for that happiness score all movie and I think it's optimistic.
Then again optimism is probably part of happiness. I guess
Timerearranger
9.0★ · 03/23/25
really beautifull movie it really touched me and showed really well how different humans are and how everybody struggles
really beautifull movie it really touched me and showed really well how different humans are and how everybody struggles