Happy Pills
Switzerland, November 2022
FILM,
Documentary,
81 min.
- directed by
- Arnaud Robert, Paolo Woods
- Written by
- Arnaud Robert, Paolo Woods
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- http://www.happy-pills.info
A journey through six different countries and characters into a world where chemistry is the ultimate response to human pursuits of well-being. From antidepressants to opioid painkillers or stimulant medication, the film questions our whole consumer society and the so called Eldorado of prescribed happiness.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2022
- Original Version
- French, English, Hebrew, Spanish (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 81 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-6161-0000-Z-0000-0000-6
- Production
- Intermezzo Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.
- Producer
- Luc Peter
- directed by
- Arnaud Robert, Paolo Woods
- Written by
- Arnaud Robert, Paolo Woods
- Cinematography
- Leandro Monti
- Editing
- Nicolas Hislaire
- Location Sound Mix
- Théo Viroton
- Re-Recording Mix
- Denis Séchaud
- Music
- Camilla Sparksss
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Lightdox
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Intermezzo Films
Distribution
Release date: 08.02.2023
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 58. Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2023 - 25.01.2023 -
Florence, 63° Festival dei Popoli
05.11.2022 - 13.11.2022