Building Happiness (2020)
The Scandinavian countries are consistently at the top of the World Happiness Report, which is published each year by the UN. In the last 100 years, Scandinavia has managed to create a society based on solidarity, peace, tolerance and democracy. What is the secret of Scandinavian happiness?
Director: Jesper Skaaning
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Pernilla August as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as Self |
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Connie Nielsen as Self |
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Siri Hustvedt as Self |
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Christian Bjørnskov as Self |
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Justin Parkinson as Self |
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Sofie Gråbøl as Self |
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Ove Solum as Self |
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Robert Ferguson as Self |
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Bjarke Ingels as Self |
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Peter Gundelach as Self |
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Claus Meyer as Self |
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Lars Ulrich as Self |
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Gert Tinggaard as Self |
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt as Self |
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Jonathan Schwartz as Self |
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Stephan Kammerer as Self |
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Sarita Covington Kammerer as Self |
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René Redzepi as Self |
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Sharin Foo as Self |
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Uffe Østergaard as Self |
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Michael Laudrup as Self |
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Marie Høgh as Self |
| Crew | Peter Refsgaard | Cinematography |
| Editing | Mette Klærke | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Karla Nor Holmbäck | Animation |
| Production | Ida Holten Ebbesen | Producer |
| Directing | Jesper Skaaning | Director |
| Production | Thomas Hedemann | Producer |