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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Arun Bhattarai Director · Dorottya Zurbó Director Adam Balazs Composer
United States release January 24, 2024 · Produced in Bhutan, Czechia, Hungary · Languages Dzongkha, English, Nepali
Production
BNB Film
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Match Frame Productions
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The deNovo Initiative
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Catapult Film Fund
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National Film Institute Hungary
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Dok.Incubator
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Sundance Institute
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Bhutan · Czechia · Hungary
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Original title
དགའ་བའི་འབྱུང་གནས།
Original language
Dzongkha
Spoken on screen
Dzongkha · English · Nepali
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2024
Premiere · Sundance
United States
May 3, 2024 · Premiere · DOCLANDS
Australia
September 15, 2024 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Byron Bay Film Festival
Austria
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Finland
February 7, 2025 · Theatrical
France
March 19, 2025 · TV · à 23h40 sur France•2
Germany
July 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
India
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Israel
November 30, 2025 · Digital · Yes VOD + Partner TV
Italy
July 16, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 2, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
July 27, 2024 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
December 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Russia
September 6, 2024 · Premiere · DOKer Moscow International Documentary Film Festival
South Korea
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Switzerland
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · 20. Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 12, 2025 · Premiere · Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 12, 2024 · Theatrical
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