FILM PROGRAMME IN ARTIS:

The mystery of happiness

El misterio de la felicidad

Year: 2014

Running Time: 92 min

Country: Argentina

Director: Daniel Burman

Cast: Guillermo Francella, Inés Estévez, Alejandro Awada, Sergio Boris, María Fiorentino, Fabián Arenillas, Silvina Escudero, Claudia Ohana

Santiago and Eugenio are more than friends, they are life long business partners. They understand each other without words, they care for each other, they need each other. One day Eugenio disappears without leaving any clues behind. Santiago immediately notices his absence, but only realizes what have happened when Eugenio’s wife, Laura, lost and hopeless assures him that Eugenio has left. Santiago and Laura begin a journey in order to find him and end up discovering that they prefer to stay together in this quest rather than finding out where he is. ‘The Mystery of Happiness’ is a film about love, but goes beyond it, it pushes boundaries, it explores the idea of loyalty and estrangement, and it definitely puts dreams over long lost promises.