Happiness the Movie
‘Today we love one thing, tomorrow we will love something different. Two weeks ago we were quite convinced of something, but today our opinion has totally changed. Why is this?’ The film takes us through the secrets of psycho programming and human behaviour management. The main issue being investigated is: Why do we have to be happy?
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Film details
- Country of production
- Russia
- Year
- 2002
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- Mini DV PAL
