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.
Cast
Simon Pegg
Hector
Rosamund Pike
Clara
Toni Collette
Agnes
Stellan Skarsgård
Edward
Christopher Plummer
Professor Coreman
Jean Reno
Diego Baresco
Barry Atsma
Michael
Veronica Ferres
Anjali
Ming Zhao
Ying Li
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Pathetic Jane
Chad Willett
Alan
Togo Igawa
Old Monk
Mary Twala
Grim Granny
Bernard Cuffling
Professor Niedorf
Jakob Davies
Young Hector
Chris Gauthier
Roger
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
Malcolm Boddington
Doorman
Gribunina Marina
Passport Control
Ana Trujic
Economy Class Stewardess
Aaron Le
Young Monk
S'Thandiwe Kgoroge
Marie Louise
Anthony Oseyemi
Marcel
Sebelethu Bonkolo
Baruti
Hannah Longworth
Daisy
Aiden Longworth
Jack
Jordan Schartner
Evil Plane Assassin
Crew
Peter Chelsom
Director, Screenplay
Maria von Heland
Screenplay
Tinker Lindsay
Screenplay
François Lelord
Novel
Claus Wehlisch
Editor
Kolja Brandt
Director of Photography
Paul Barry
First Assistant Director
Philip Nee Nee
Second Assistant Director
Paula Antil
Third Assistant Director
Jens Meurer
Executive Producer
Yoshi Nishio
Executive Producer
Alan Howard
Executive Producer
Phil Hope
Executive Producer
Roman Klink
Executive Producer
Klemens Hallmann
Executive Producer
Marc Gabizon
Executive Producer
Benjamin Melkman
Executive Producer
Marc Hansell
Executive Producer
Elliot Ross
Executive Producer
Rainer Puls
Executive Producer
Markus Aldenhoven
Executive Producer
Christine Strobl
Executive Producer
Fenella Ross
Executive Producer
Oliver Puls
Executive Producer
Amelie von Kienlin
Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley
Executive Producer
Kim Arnott
Executive Producer
Compton Ross
Producer
Klaus Dohle
Producer
Trish Dolman
Producer
Christine Haebler
Producer
Judy Tossell
Producer
Phil Hunt
Producer
Christian Angermayer
Producer
Markus Reinecke
Associate Producer
Mohammed Hans Dastmaltchi
Associate Producer
Jens-Peter Stein
Associate Producer
Yasin Qureshi
Associate Producer
Nina Maag
Co-Producer
John Albanis
Co-Producer
Oliver Damian
Co-Producer
Brad Van Arragon
Line Producer
Peter Hermann
Line Producer
Evelin Penttilä
Production Assistant
Michael Diner
Production Design
Dominik Bollen
Post Production Supervisor
Tricia Wood
Casting
Judy Lee
Casting
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Guy Speranza
Costume Design
Anne Carroll
Key Hair Stylist
Nadine Scherer
Makeup & Hair
Monica Huppert
Key Makeup Artist
Ariane Haase
Assistant Art Director
Shannon Courte
Assistant Art Director
Kate McColgan
Assistant Art Director
Markus Stemler
Sound Designer
Colette D. Dahanne
Sound Editor
Martin Steyer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Limer
Sound Recordist
Jesse Ehredt
Sound Recordist
Simon Bright
Boom Operator
Dash Mason-Malik
Boom Operator
Carsten Richter
Foley Artist
Sebastian Morsch
Foley Editor
Marcus Sujata
Foley Mixer
Riza Aydin
ADR Recordist
Alex Burdett
Special Effects Coordinator
Stefan Kessner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Maren Dolzmann
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dan Mangan
Original Music Composer
Jesse Zubot
Original Music Composer
Matt Biffa
Music Supervisor
Ayal Komod
Songs
Adrian Baumeister
Dialogue Editor
James Willcock
Set Decoration
Joy Munt
Assistant Set Decoration
John Beatty
Construction Coordinator
Raphaele Reineke
Construction Manager
Scott J. Ateah
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Hirst
Stunt Double
Maggie Wilson
Property Master
Renata Zaleska
Assistant Property Master
Jim O'Grady
Production Manager
Fabienne van de Koolwijk
Art Direction
Laurel Bergman
Art Direction
Emilia Roux
Art Direction
Jo Mooney
Art Direction
Olly Steele
Armorer
Jason McConnell
Leadman
Kate Hilson
Graphic Designer
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