The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Arun BhattaraiDirector
- Dorottya ZurbóDirector
Cast
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Themes
social workersocial controlbhutansocial documentarygovernment agentsocial servicessurveyorsocial issuessurveysocial practiceshappinesssearch for happiness