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Agent of Happiness (2024) [电影] TMDB 豆瓣
Agent of Happiness
导演: Arun Bhattarai / Dorottya Zurbo
其它标题: Gross National Happiness
In the captivating country of Bhutan, Amber, an agent of Gross National Happiness, goes from house to house checking the levels of people’s well-being. While he is efficient at measuring others’ emotions, he is abandoning his own. At age 40, he lives with his mother and tries to find love but, as a minority Nepali, he has had difficulty finding a wife. Follow Amber on his inner journey alongside people hailing from various tribes of Bhutan—farmers, monks, city dwellers and nomads, all making new acquaintances and reflecting on their lives every now and then. Eventually, Amber comes to doubt the meaning of joy and the priceless nature of a fulfilling life. Agent of Happiness revolves around the universal human struggle to find happiness and fulfillment. This aesthetic emphasizes warmth, joy and glory.

看过 Agent of Happiness 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
对不丹为数不多的印象是世界上最快乐的国家,然而快乐又是如何被衡量呢?本片的主人公是不丹政府派出的调查员,遍布全国通过由七十五个问题和各种scale组成的问卷收集信息并计算人民的快乐指数。
不丹的自然景观如画一般美,宗教信仰的引导也确实让人们更感到平静。然而从城市到农村,即使说着快乐人与人也有各自不同的烦恼和焦虑。担心会失去酗酒的母亲要自己一个人撑起家的17岁女孩,母亲患癌即将离世一个人活在世上孤独的跨性别女性,哪怕身为调查员的主人公也因为迟迟等不到获批国籍而没有护照无法离开担忧成家的梦想无法实现。Why am I such a lonely soul born in this happy land?
映后提问导演说这部纪录片拍了六年,他自己也曾像主人公Amber一样有过被剥夺国籍再申请等待的经历,也是这种共情和理解有了拍摄本片的契机。电影中提到的背景上世纪八十年代,曾拥有不丹国籍在不丹居住的尼泊尔人因种族冲突被剥夺国籍赶回尼泊尔。很多人之后又想办法回到了不丹,但重新申请国籍的等待遥遥无期。相似的问题在全世界发生着,而下一部看的就是No Other Land…

#2024 #纪录片