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Agent of Happiness(HKAFF2024)
Opening on 19-10-2024
93 minutes
Dzongkha, Nepali(English Subtitles)
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Synopsis
Can you measure human happiness with numbers? That question, among others material and metaphysical, is explored in this remarkable documentary about the people of Bhutan, the reputed “happiest country on Earth”. The film follows public servants Amber and Guna as they visit Bhutan’s residents while quizzing them about their daily lives. The people they meet are diverse, ranging from rural farm workers to an urban transgender woman, and happiness seems elusive and illusory for some. Yet each person - and even Amber and Guna - must finally be assigned a numerical score that contributes to Bhutan’s constitutionally-mandated and potentially out-of-touch Gross National Happiness Index. Both intimate and ironic, this rich documentary offers a unique cultural perspective on the human experience. Best Documentary Feature Audience Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
CPH:DOX
Director
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó Cast |
* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens
Please bring your own RealD 3D glasses to enjoy 3D Movies.
Audience without bringing RealD 3D glasses shall purchase a new pair of RealD 3D glasses at cinema box office/ kiosk for HK$10 each.
Agent of Happiness(HKAFF2024)
Opening on 19-10-2024
93 minutes
Dzongkha, Nepali(English Subtitles)
Synopsis
Can you measure human happiness with numbers? That question, among others material and metaphysical, is explored in this remarkable documentary about the people of Bhutan, the reputed “happiest country on Earth”. The film follows public servants Amber and Guna as they visit Bhutan’s residents while quizzing them about their daily lives. The people they meet are diverse, ranging from rural farm workers to an urban transgender woman, and happiness seems elusive and illusory for some. Yet each person - and even Amber and Guna - must finally be assigned a numerical score that contributes to Bhutan’s constitutionally-mandated and potentially out-of-touch Gross National Happiness Index. Both intimate and ironic, this rich documentary offers a unique cultural perspective on the human experience. Best Documentary Feature Audience Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
CPH:DOX
Director
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó Cast
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* = Special first show concession tickets available for senior citizens
Please bring your own RealD 3D glasses to enjoy 3D Movies.
Audience without bringing RealD 3D glasses shall purchase a new pair of RealD 3D glasses at cinema box office/ kiosk for HK$10 each.