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Amber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas to investigate people’s happiness. On his mountain journey, he seeks fulfillment. instead of? Not content with barely having enough, but as in being truly satisfied with your lot in life. That’s what Amber seeks to discover as he travels this small Himalayan kingdom, twice a year, to try to determine how its citizens feel about things. Using a combination of tools, he talks to residents old and new, urban and rural, traditional and more modern – all with the aim of figuring out exactly how the population feels and passing that information on to a government that wants to listen and learn more about those attitudes. to help keep people in a good place – mentally and physically. This documentary introduces us to a range of individuals whose aspirations vary greatly – sometimes by age, ability, location, education/professional ability – but for the most part you get a sense of appreciation for their surroundings. Even though their livelihoods may be seen by the West as more basic, agrarian and underdeveloped; their own perception of their existence high in the mountains with beautiful scenery, fresh air and the blessings of their gods upon them seems to offer that elusive sense of less, more and fulfilment. Obviously not everyone is deliriously happy, but there is a distinct lack of ‘clamor’ and ‘clamor’ for change, as respect for the king and the status quo seems to permeate every demographic, shouting that it ain’t broke, so don’t fix it. There are quite a few characters here, some entertaining and some downright grumpy, and Amber sometimes has his work cut out for him trying to get meaningful answers to his questions so he can extrapolate the data usefully. In a society that hasn’t really evolved technologically, there seems to be a proud tradition of educating everyone to make decisions – and yet, generally speaking, they still feel that magic word. Happy. Owning cows seems to help too!