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Amber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas investigating people’s happiness. On her remote mountain journey, she seeks fulfillment. I’m not sure this should be called “Agent of Contentment”; instead? Not content in the sense of barely having enough, but in the sense of being genuinely content with your lot in life. That’s what Amber seeks to find out as she traverses the breadth of this small Himalayan kingdom, twice a year, trying to ascertain how its citizens feel about things. Using a combination of tools, she chats with residents old and new, urban and rural, traditional and more modern, all with the goal of establishing how the population feels and relaying that to a government that wants to listen and know these attitudes. to help keep people in good standing, mentally and physically. This documentary introduces us to a range of individuals whose aspirations vary considerably, sometimes depending on age, ability, location, education/professional skills, but most of all it leaves you with a sense of their appreciation for their surroundings. While their livelihoods might be seen by the West as more basic, agrarian, underdeveloped; their perception of their existence high up in the mountains with beautiful scenery, fresh air and the blessings of their Gods upon them seems to offer that elusive sense of less being more and accomplishment. Of course not all of them are delusional, but there is a distinct lack of “clamor” in the world for change as respect for the King and the status quo seems to permeate all demographics screaming it’s not broken, so don’t fix it. There are quite a few characters here, some more fun and some downright gruff, and Amber has her work cut out at times trying to get meaningful answers to her questions so she can extrapolate the data in a useful way. In a society that hasn’t really evolved technologically, still seems to allow everyone access to the Internet and there is a proud tradition of educating everyone to empower their decision making – and yet, by and large, they still hear that magic word. Happy. Even owning cows seems to help!