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AdventureDramaComedy

Hector and the Search for Happiness

- Sometimes to find yourself you need to get a little lost.

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

Release Date : 2014-08-14

Language :GermanEnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Screen Siren PicturesEgoli Tossell FilmRelativity MediaBankside FilmsErfftal Film- & Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KGHead Gear FilmsStar Gate FilmsMetrol TechnologyFilm House GermanyWild Bunch GermanyConstruction FilmARD DegetoTéléfilm CanadaFilm AfrikaChina Blue ProductionsOutlaw Films

Production Country : CanadaChinaGermanySouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Simon Pegg

Character Name : Hector

Original Name : Simon Pegg

Gender : Male

Rosamund Pike

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Rosamund Pike

Gender : Female

Toni Collette

Character Name : Agnes

Original Name : Toni Collette

Gender : Female

Stellan Skarsgård

Character Name : Edward

Original Name : Stellan Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Christopher Plummer

Character Name : Professor Coreman

Original Name : Christopher Plummer

Gender : Male

Jean Reno

Character Name : Diego Baresco

Original Name : Jean Reno

Gender : Male

Barry Atsma

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Barry Atsma

Gender : Male

Veronica Ferres

Character Name : Anjali

Original Name : Veronica Ferres

Gender : Female

Ming Zhao

Character Name : Ying Li

Original Name : Ming Zhao

Gender : Female

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Character Name : Pathetic Jane

Original Name : Tracy-Ann Oberman

Gender : Female

Chad Willett

Character Name : Alan

Original Name : Chad Willett

Gender : Male

Togo Igawa

Character Name : Old Monk

Original Name : Togo Igawa

Gender : Male

Mary Twala

Character Name : Grim Granny

Original Name : Mary Twala

Gender : Female

Bernard Cuffling

Character Name : Professor Niedorf

Original Name : Bernard Cuffling

Gender : Male

Jakob Davies

Character Name : Young Hector

Original Name : Jakob Davies

Gender : Male

Chris Gauthier

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : Chris Gauthier

Gender : Male

Dean Paul Gibson

Character Name : Joyless Husband

Original Name : Dean Paul Gibson

Gender : Male

Eileen Barrett

Character Name : Joyless Wife

Original Name : Eileen Barrett

Gender : Female

Michael Adamthwaite

Character Name : Queen's Guard

Original Name : Michael Adamthwaite

Gender : Male

Vincent Gale

Character Name : Clara's Boss

Original Name : Vincent Gale

Gender : Male

Gabrielle Rose

Character Name : French Proprietress

Original Name : Gabrielle Rose

Gender : Female

Thorsten Wedekind

Character Name : Stressed German

Original Name : Thorsten Wedekind

Gender : Male

Alexa Damián

Character Name : Business Class Stewardess

Original Name : Alexa Damián

Gender : Female

Malcolm Boddington

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Malcolm Boddington

Gender : Male

Gribunina Marina

Character Name : Passport Control

Original Name : Gribunina Marina

Gender : Male

Ana Trujic

Character Name : Economy Class Stewardess

Original Name : Ana Trujic

Gender : Male

Aaron Le

Character Name : Young Monk

Original Name : Aaron Le

Gender : Male

S'Thandiwe Kgoroge

Character Name : Marie Louise

Original Name : S'Thandiwe Kgoroge

Gender : Male

Anthony Oseyemi

Character Name : Marcel

Original Name : Anthony Oseyemi

Gender : Male

Sebelethu Bonkolo

Character Name : Baruti

Original Name : Sebelethu Bonkolo

Gender : Male

Hannah Longworth

Character Name : Daisy

Original Name : Hannah Longworth

Gender : Male

Aiden Longworth

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Aiden Longworth

Gender : Male

Jordan Schartner

Character Name : Evil Plane Assassin

Original Name : Jordan Schartner

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> Chase your life (dream), don't let it chase you away. A multinationally produced film product. The story as well won't take place in one place, but travels around the different continents. It is when 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' meets 'The Ultimate Gift'. A very inspiring theme, made by 'Serendipity' director which is his first film since last five years. Looks like it is his career best, at least in my perspective it is. The film talks about the different human moods, especially about the search for happiness as the title suggest. Being I am a movie fanatic, I won't watch great flicks every day. It is not easy to come by, sometimes I have to go through 5 movies, sometimes 10 and sometimes a month long wait. In my recent watch I liked so many flicks, but never considered them as my favourites until this one. Like I said its been months and I am super excited with this film. As usual, my nemesis, the critics led it to the box office flop. I am saying the same thing that it's definitely not suit for critics, but families (excluding kids) and mainly middle-aged people. It will be too early for children to understand the movie and there is a nudity, but no sex scenes. The old people can enjoy watching it, but won't inspire them like 'The Bucket List' did. > "Do you have any children, doctor? > My husband and I, it was our only regret. We couldn't. > But, you know what? It was bloody good fun trying." Usually for the western countries, self-discover means visiting India. We have seen movies like 'The Darjeeling Limited', 'Eat Pray Love' and many more that focuses on the similar subjects. This film gets rid of that so called cliche and goes ahead with different locations. The title character Hector goes for a such mission looking for happiness through self-discovery, meets different people and their cultures. Even he undergoes several life threatening situations and also meets his past (people) only to clear his head. Hector was a very fond of Tintin comic books, he kind of imagines that he's Tintin and his dog as Snowy, but there's no confirmation in this regard in the movie. The adventure he takes exactly depicts what Tintin stories do. Looks his mood was kind of affect since his childhood. In the opening scene, he loses his dog which represented his 'Happiness'. Also, where the 'Unhappiness' (probably his girlfriend in his real world) rose above and tailed him since. These are simply my theory considering unexplained things or trying to crack down the hidden messages. I won't deny that some of the ideas were borrowed from the other flicks. It might not be as fancy as 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', but it had some of its own great momentum like, laughs, craziness, emotions, romance and adventures. I have not seen Simon Pegg's all the movies, but in this he was never seen before avatar. I'll definitely remember it for him as long as I'll be in this film watching business. I was expecting his usual comedy, but I was absolutely blown away for witnessing an uplifting movie. If you focus deeply on the narration, you could virtually experience passing through all those provinces shown in the film. Definitely one of the top 10 films from the year 2014. I highly recommend it, certainly a must watch. 9/10