Movie·2014·1h 54m
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Sometimes to find yourself you need to get a little lost.
Country
Canada
Language
German
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The Story
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.
Written By
Maria von Heland, Tinker Lindsay
Producer
Trish Dolman, Compton Ross
Cinematography
Kolja Brandt
Music
Dan Mangan
Editor
Claus Wehlisch
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Simon Pegg
Hector
Rosamund Pike
Clara
Toni Collette
Agnes
Stellan Skarsgård
Edward
Christopher Plummer
Professor Coreman
Jean Reno
Diego Baresco
Barry Atsma
Michael
Veronica Ferres
Anjali
Ming Zhao
Ying Li
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Pathetic Jane
Chad Willett
Alan
Togo Igawa
Old Monk
Mary Twala
Grim Granny
Bernard Cuffling
Professor Niedorf
Jakob Davies
Young Hector
Chris Gauthier
Roger
Dean Paul Gibson
Joyless Husband
Eileen Barrett
Joyless Wife
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Crew
Peter Chelsom
Director, Screenplay
Maria von Heland
Screenplay
Trish Dolman
Producer
Tinker Lindsay
Screenplay
Kolja Brandt
Director of Photography
Compton Ross
Producer
Dan Mangan
Original Music Composer
Jesse Zubot
Original Music Composer
Judy Tossell
Producer
Klaus Dohle
Producer
Christine Haebler
Producer
Phil Hunt
Producer
Claus Wehlisch
Editor
Christian Angermayer
Producer
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