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On his remote mountain journey, he searches for fulfillment
Amber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people’s happiness.
Watched this at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Bhutan culture is rarely spoken from the media and all and this documentary is a charming, sweet, and interesting exploration about the happiness levels of Bhutan citizens with great conversations between the main peers, interesting cultural aspects explored and exploring the human self.
Many of the discussions from the Bhutanese peers are interesting as discussions about their culture , struggles, and self were interesting to listen towards
Filmmakers Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbo are able to capture the true essence of the life of Bhutanese lifestyles and provide some really fun, bittersweet and touching interviews, discussions and camerawork throughout.
Including singing, dancing, dialogues and all
Being the first Sundance film for this festival, what a good start!