Hector and the Search for Happiness
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Peter Chelsom
Director
Aiden Longworth
Tracy-ann Oberman
Akin Omotoso
Christopher Gauthier
Wang Qiong
Film Details
Also Known As
Hector et la recherche du bonheur, Hector in iskanje srece, Hectors Reise oder Die Suche nach dem Glück, Hektors un laimes meklejumi, Héctor y el secreto de la felicidad, Kaip Hektoras Laimes Ie?kojo, Le Voyage d'Hector ou la recherche du bonheur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2014
Production Company
David Hamilton ; Lisa Ciniglio
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG)
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; China; South Africa; France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
Director
Peter Chelsom
Director
Cast
Aiden Longworth
Tracy-ann Oberman
Akin Omotoso
Christopher Gauthier
Wang Qiong
Mary Twala
S'thandiwe Kgoroge
Dalias Blake
Gys De Villiers
Gabrielle Rose
Christopher Plummer
Neil Li
Megan White
Simon Pegg
Walter Chukwu
Jakob Davies
Jordan Schartner
Jason Mcconnell
Lead Man
Chantel Herman
Sebelethu Bonkolo
Malcolm Boddington
Abraham´s Seed
Gribunina Marina
Ming Zhao
Christine Le Bronq
Bernard Cuffling
Elizabeth Mclaughlin
Senzo Vilakazi
Michael Adamthwaite
Veronica Ferres
Bruce Fontaine
Tessa Jubber
Aaron Le
Dean Paul Gibson
Ingrid Lin
Togo Igawa
Alexa Damian
Ana Trujic
Joo Kyeong Lee
Toni Collette
Hlubi Mboya
Sam Medupe
Charles Baloyi
Anthony Oseyemi
Thorsten Wedekind
Hannah Longworth
Sivan Raphely
Barry Atsma
Stellan Skarsgård
Chad Willett
Rosamund Pike
Vincent Gale
Jean Reno
Eileen Barrett
Crew
Ted Lewis & His Orchestra
Song Performer
Ulrich Adomat
Production Accountant
Mohammed Akhtar
Camera
John Albanis
Coproducer
Matthias Albrecht
Camera
Markus Aldenhoven
Executive Producer
Reese Alexander
Driver
Gord Alyward
Transportation Coordinator
Shamsan Anders
Coordinator
Felix Andriessens
Foley Editor
Christian Angermayer
Producer
Paula Antil
Assistant Director
Reno Antoniades
Advisor
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Ed Araquel
Still Photographer
Kimberly Arnott
Executive Producer
Scott Ateah
Stunt Coordinator
Mike Atwater
Location Assistant
Riza Aydin
Adr
Iris B
Casting
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Music
Sandra Baier
Props
Daisy Baldry
Production Assistant
Ludwe Balintulo
Lighting Technician
Tshepo Baloyi
Dresser
Blake Banbury
Coordinator
Zhou Baojian
Floor Runner
Debera Barager
Production Accountant
Paul Barry
Assistant Director
Amanda Bartley
Coordinator
Rovin Basl
Electric
Markus Bauerle
Project Manager
Adrian Baumeister
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Adrian Baumeister
Music Editor
Amrit Bawa
Grip
John Beatty
Construction Coordinator
Eric Beaupre
Location Assistant
Florian Beck
Foley Mixer
Ivar Beer
Film Lab
Natalie Beer
Researcher
Dorothe Beinemeier
Coordinator
Alex Bender
Assistant Camera
Maximilian Benjamin
Sound
Laurel Bergman
Art Director
Jan Bernotat
Assistant Director
Thomas Berz
Gaffer
Alexander Beyer
In-House Coordinator
Julie Bezuidenhout
Animal Wrangler
Matt Biffa
Music Supervisor
Kevin Bitters
Special Effects
Anthony Bloom
Animal Wrangler
Bishop Blue
Driver
Yves Boczek
Coordinator
Bastian Bohner
Assistant Camera
Dominik Bollen
Post-Production Supervisor
Marc Borja
Accounting Assistant
Anne Cecile Boulais
Location Assistant
Bonnie Lee Bouman
Casting
Kolja Brandt
Director Of Photography
Anna Braumberger
Location Assistant
Paul Brewster
Best Boy
Simon Bright
Boom Operator
Robert Brinkschulte
Researcher
Brian Brook
Crane Grip
Vicky Brooker
Animal Wrangler
Leah Buchanan
Accounting Clerk
Corine Buffel
Production Coordinator
Lindsay Bundschum
Costumer
Alex Burdett
Special Effects Coordinator
Grant Butler
Production Assistant
Mary-cate Byrne
Music
Anne Carroll
Hair Stylist
Joana Casado
Costumer
Aj Cattapan
Location Assistant
Christopher Cavanagh
Videotape Operator
Xiao Changjiang
Driver
Julian Chapdelaine
Grip
Bob Chase
Driver
Peter Chelsom
Screenplay
Bernard Chiwara
Grip
Zhang Chuanchuan
Driver
Urvashi Chugani
Casting
Sandra Cinelli
Chef
Lisa Ciniglio
Production Insurance
James Cleave
Production Assistant
Ian Coffey
Assistant Camera
Shannon Courte
Assistant Art Director
Terry Cox
Special Effects
Jon Crowther
Chef
Peter Cummings
Product Placement
Cody Cusinko
Electric
Oliver Damian
Coproducer
Sipho Dandala
Swing Gang
M.h. Dastmaltchi
Associate Producer
Susanna David
Script Supervisor
Fred Davies
Transportation
Jimmy Davies
Coordinator
Hilary Davis
Associate Producer
Dorothee Deichmann
Makeup Artist
Gary Van Denberg
Driver
Nicholas Dent
Grip
Natacha Devillers
Production Consultant
Natacha Devillers
Line Producer
Michael Diner
Production Designer
Hu Dingming
Floor Runner
Erin Dixon
Location Scout
Jabu Dlamini
Lighting Technician
Klaus Dohle
Producer
Ian Doig
Animal Services
Trish Dolman
Producer
Maren Dolzmann
Visual Effects Coordinator
Xia Dong
Floor Runner
Wang Du
Floor Runner
Sunette Du Plessis
Scenic Artist
Falko Duczmal
Music Engineer
Rob Dugdale
Art Director
Wally Dumanceaux
Driver
David Dunn
Driver
Mario Duthie
Special Effects
Cheryl Eatock
Production Manager
Karyn Edwards
Consultant
Daniel Ehrenberg
Assistant Producer
Marian Engel
Camera
Derek Euckermann
Camera Focus Puller
Thobelani Faku
Assistant
Shao Hai Feng
Camera Focus Puller
Mao Fenghua
Best Boy
James Ferara
Driver
Dan Ferrari
Location Assistant
Jonathan Feurich
Music Editor
Tyler Field
Electric
Ricardo José Rodrigues Figueiredo
Visual Effects
Claire Finbow
Assistant
Nicholas Fischer
Clapper Loader
Rob Fiveash
Driver
James Forsyth
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Regina Frankenberger
Coordinator
Alexandra Fried
Visual Effects
Rudolf Friml
Song
Henning Fuchs
Music
Henning Fuchs
Music Editor
Henning Fuchs
Song
Peter Fuchs
Sound Mixer
Zhang Fugen
Driver
Max Fuhrmann
Location Manager
Marc Gabizon
Executive Producer
Elise Gaignault
Production Assistant
Katie Gallant
Location Scout
Guo Gang
Driver
Rebekka Garrido
Sound
Meredith Garstin
Location Assistant
Michael Gazetas
Location Manager
Jin Ge
Floor Runner
Jens Geibel
Unit Manager
Lai Long Gen
Driver
Peter George
Assistant Location Manager
Tony Germinario
Props
Lara Gildenhuys
Art Department
Christian Gill
Production Consultant
Lisa Godwin
Props
Sebastian Gohs
Color
Gabriel Henrique Gonzalez
Production Assistant
Thorsten Gottschalk
Coordinator
Renate Graichen
Accountant
Spiro Grant
Assistant Camera
Dylan Mohan Gray
Production Consultant
Rumana Gray
Production Manager
Gord Grdina
Song
Chris Griffin
Electric
Nickie Grigg
Security
Rene Grobler
Medic
Mo Guanghai
Electrician
Lu Guanjun
Props Assistant
Ahmadou Gueye
Driver
Rosanne Gunn
Assistant Production Accountant
Ariane Haase
Art Director
Christine Haebler
Producer
Klemens Hallmann
Executive Producer
David Hamilton
Production Insurance
Ryan Hammerquist
Driver
Marc Hansell
Advisor
Marc Hansell
Executive Producer
Otto Harbach
Song
Patricia Hardgreaves
Costumer
Eddy Hardy
Coordinator
Iona Harris
Assistant
Toska Hartmann
Assistant Editor
Markus Hauf
Compositing Supervisor
Lewis Hausner
Driver
Carol Heij
Production Coordinator
Andreas Helm
Film Lab
Lindy Hemming
Consultant
Patti Henderson
Script Supervisor
Peter Hermann
Line Producer
Dan Hirst
Stunt Double
Danny Ho
Video Playback
Anne Hofmann
Office Production Assistant
Dianne Holme
Hair
Daren Holt
Driver
Peter Holt
Driver
Film Details
Also Known As
Hector et la recherche du bonheur, Hector in iskanje srece, Hectors Reise oder Die Suche nach dem Glück, Hektors un laimes meklejumi, Héctor y el secreto de la felicidad, Kaip Hektoras Laimes Ie?kojo, Le Voyage d'Hector ou la recherche du bonheur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2014
Production Company
David Hamilton ; Lisa Ciniglio
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG)
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; China; South Africa; France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States October 3, 2014
Limited Release in United States September 19, 2014
First project in a planned trilogy, based on the novel "Le Voyage d'Hector ou la recherche du bonheur" by Francois Lelord; published by Odile Jacob in September 2002.
Released in United States on Video February 3, 2015
Limited Release in United States September 19, 2014
Expanded Release in United States October 3, 2014
Katja Von Garnier was previously attached to direct.
Released in United States on Video February 3, 2015
