by Joonas Berghäll (Finland 2019)

When director Joonas Berghäll finds out that his life expectancy will be barely another 14 years if he doesn’t change his way of life, he gathers five other unhappy men for a round of commiseration. They speak very candidly about breakups and losses, about their personal fears and individual failures. Traumas from their schooldays and military service are as much a topic as tragic deaths, divorces, and burnout. The Happiest Man on Earth unleashes a chorus of the sorrowful, where the lone fighter isn’t so alone anymore. Selected festivals: DocPoint, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, One World.