Hector and the Search for Happiness

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.

Discover

Simon Pegg

Hector

Christopher Plummer

Professor Coreman

Jean Reno

Diego Baresco

Barry Atsma

Michael

Ming Zhao

Ying Li

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Pathetic Jane

Togo Igawa

Old Monk

Mary Twala

Grim Granny

Bernard Cuffling

Professor Niedorf

Jakob Davies

Young Hector

Dean Paul Gibson

Joyless Husband

Eileen Barrett

Joyless Wife

Michael Adamthwaite

Queen's Guard

Vincent Gale

Clara's Boss

Gabrielle Rose

French Proprietress

Thorsten Wedekind

Stressed German

Alexa Damián

Business Class Stewardess

Gribunina Marina

Passport Control

Ana Trujic

Economy Class Stewardess

Aaron Le

Young Monk

S'Thandiwe Kgoroge

Marie Louise

Jordan Schartner

Evil Plane Assassin

Art

Michael Diner

Production Design

Laurel Bergman

Art Direction

Jo Mooney

Art Direction

Emilia Roux

Art Direction

James Willcock

Set Decoration

John Beatty

Construction Coordinator

Shannon Courte

Assistant Art Director

Ariane Haase

Assistant Art Director

Kate Hilson

Graphic Designer

Joy Munt

Assistant Set Decoration

Raphaele Reineke

Construction Manager

Maggie Wilson

Property Master

Renata Zaleska

Assistant Property Master

Kate McColgan

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Kolja Brandt

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Guy Speranza

Costume Designer

Guy Speranza

Costume Design

Anne Carroll

Key Hair Stylist

Monica Huppert

Key Makeup Artist

Nadine Scherer

Makeup & Hair

Crew

Dominik Bollen

Post Production Supervisor

Olly Steele

Armorer

Alex Burdett

Special Effects Coordinator

Scott J. Ateah

Stunt Coordinator

Dan Hirst

Stunt Double

Directing

Peter Chelsom

Director

Paula Antil

Third Assistant Director

Paul Barry

First Assistant Director

Philip Nee Nee

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Judy Lee

Casting

Tricia Wood

Casting

Klaus Dohle

Producer

Trish Dolman

Producer

Phil Hunt

Producer

Compton Ross

Producer

Judy Tossell

Producer

John Albanis

Co-Producer

Nina Maag

Co-Producer

Jens Meurer

Executive Producer

Yoshi Nishio

Executive Producer

Rainer Puls

Executive Producer

Oliver Puls

Executive Producer

Marc Gabizon

Executive Producer

Markus Aldenhoven

Executive Producer

Amelie von Kienlin

Executive Producer

Christine Strobl

Executive Producer

Roman Klink

Executive Producer

Marc Hansell

Executive Producer

Klemens Hallmann

Executive Producer

Benjamin Melkman

Executive Producer

Alan Howard

Executive Producer

Elliot Ross

Executive Producer

Fenella Ross

Executive Producer

Phil Hope

Executive Producer

Kim Arnott

Executive Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Executive Producer

Tucker Tooley

Executive Producer

Oliver Damian

Co-Producer

Markus Reinecke

Associate Producer

Yasin Qureshi

Associate Producer

Mohammed Hans Dastmaltchi

Associate Producer

Jens-Peter Stein

Associate Producer

Brad Van Arragon

Line Producer

Peter Hermann

Line Producer

Evelin Penttilä

Production Assistant

Jim O'Grady

Production Manager

Sound

Dan Mangan

Original Music Composer

Jesse Zubot

Original Music Composer

Matt Biffa

Music Supervisor

Riza Aydin

ADR Recordist

Adrian Baumeister

Dialogue Editor

Simon Bright

Boom Operator

Colette D. Dahanne

Sound Editor

Jesse Ehredt

Sound Recordist

Tim Limer

Sound Recordist

Dash Mason-Malik

Boom Operator

Sebastian Morsch

Foley Editor

Carsten Richter

Foley Artist

Markus Stemler

Sound Designer

Martin Steyer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marcus Sujata

Foley Mixer

Writing

Maria von Heland

Screenplay

Peter Chelsom

Screenplay

Tinker Lindsay

Screenplay

Art

Michael Diner

Production Design

Laurel Bergman

Art Direction

Jo Mooney

Art Direction

Emilia Roux

Art Direction

James Willcock

Set Decoration

John Beatty

Construction Coordinator

Shannon Courte

Assistant Art Director

Ariane Haase

Assistant Art Director

Kate Hilson

Graphic Designer

Joy Munt

Assistant Set Decoration

Raphaele Reineke

Construction Manager

Maggie Wilson

Property Master

Renata Zaleska

Assistant Property Master

Kate McColgan

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Kolja Brandt

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Guy Speranza

Costume Designer

Guy Speranza

Costume Design

Anne Carroll

Key Hair Stylist

Monica Huppert

Key Makeup Artist

Nadine Scherer

Makeup & Hair

Crew

Dominik Bollen

Post Production Supervisor

Olly Steele

Armorer

Alex Burdett

Special Effects Coordinator

Scott J. Ateah

Stunt Coordinator

Dan Hirst

Stunt Double

Directing

Peter Chelsom

Director

Paula Antil

Third Assistant Director

Paul Barry

First Assistant Director

Philip Nee Nee

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Judy Lee

Casting

Tricia Wood

Casting

Klaus Dohle

Producer

Trish Dolman

Producer

Phil Hunt

Producer

Compton Ross

Producer

Judy Tossell

Producer

John Albanis

Co-Producer

Nina Maag

Co-Producer

Jens Meurer

Executive Producer

Yoshi Nishio

Executive Producer

Rainer Puls

Executive Producer

Oliver Puls

Executive Producer

Marc Gabizon

Executive Producer

Markus Aldenhoven

Executive Producer

Amelie von Kienlin

Executive Producer

Christine Strobl

Executive Producer

Roman Klink

Executive Producer

Marc Hansell

Executive Producer

Klemens Hallmann

Executive Producer

Benjamin Melkman

Executive Producer

Alan Howard

Executive Producer

Elliot Ross

Executive Producer

Fenella Ross

Executive Producer

Phil Hope

Executive Producer

Kim Arnott

Executive Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Executive Producer

Tucker Tooley

Executive Producer

Oliver Damian

Co-Producer

Markus Reinecke

Associate Producer

Yasin Qureshi

Associate Producer

Mohammed Hans Dastmaltchi

Associate Producer

Jens-Peter Stein

Associate Producer

Brad Van Arragon

Line Producer

Peter Hermann

Line Producer

Evelin Penttilä

Production Assistant

Jim O'Grady

Production Manager

Sound

Dan Mangan

Original Music Composer

Jesse Zubot

Original Music Composer

Matt Biffa

Music Supervisor

Riza Aydin

ADR Recordist

Adrian Baumeister

Dialogue Editor

Simon Bright

Boom Operator

Colette D. Dahanne

Sound Editor

Jesse Ehredt

Sound Recordist

Tim Limer

Sound Recordist

Dash Mason-Malik

Boom Operator

Sebastian Morsch

Foley Editor

Carsten Richter

Foley Artist

Markus Stemler

Sound Designer

Martin Steyer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marcus Sujata

Foley Mixer

Writing

Maria von Heland

Screenplay

Peter Chelsom

Screenplay

Tinker Lindsay

Screenplay