World's Happiest Man, The (2025)

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- Hello?!

Yeah.

Ma'am, ma'am.

Listen (to) me.

I want to talk with your visa officer.

Yeah.

Ma'am, you don't speak Nepali?

Okay, I'll try to talk in English.

Okay. Yeah.

My name is Bishnu Bahadur KC.

And I was a national football player of Bhutan in 1988.

Yeah.

Id like to talk with your visa officer.

Ma'am.

Ma'am,

I applied visa ten times,

but always reject.

Ma'am,

why I cant go to Bhutan?

My father born in Bhutan,

my grandfather born in Bhutan

and I'm also born in Bhutan.

Maam.

You see, ma'am, Im not going to

live in your country.

Because I'm American now.

Yeah, my family,

they are all American, you see.

But Id like to go to Bhutan once.

Please. Ma'am.

Ma'am.

I am footballer Bishnu Bahadur KC.

- Do you have a brother?

- Yes, I do have a brother.

- I don't suppose youre willing to tell me

exactly where he might be right now?

- I dont understand why you are asking him,

why youre delaying the services.

- Well, a man just called me

on the phone a few moments ago

and said

he was on his way.

- So? He will come when he has to come,

like always.

- Your brother wanted to make sure that

he was here

when the decision is made,

which is why I'm now on hold

for your brother.

- I'm the older son in my family.

As per the Hindu customs,

I have the right to make that decision.

- Well, if you guys cant get it together

and make a decision yourselves,

Ill just move on to the next one,

who is mom.

- My husband lived with me his whole life.

I know him better than anyone.

He was a believer.

He must be buried for his salvation.

I have served him until his final breath.

And this is my last service to him.

He must be buried. This is my request.

We should speak and argue no further on this.

He must be buried.

This is my older grandma,

the first wife.

- It's okay.

I can speak myself.

I'm his first wife.

My husband was a purely Hindu.

According to our Hindu custom and religion,

the only elder one is authorized

to perform and do the death rituals.

My husband's body

and soul is purely Hindu.

He can't be buried.

Please do not create any problem.

- Even if she dies today,

she can't give up her husband's last rites.

- I don't get it.

- Get in here!

Coffee!

Hello, howre you doing?

All good?

- Your Majesty,

I've heard that Bhutan has a new rule now,

that each house has to plant new trees.

I am from the Chirang Village.

We have a lot of trees and plants at my house.

The trees my mother and I planted

have now all grown up.

They're not just trees for me, your Majesty.

They are the family who recognize me

the way I recognize them.

I want to see those trees.

I want to hold that soil on my palm.

- Your Majesty,

Your Majesty,

I would like to mention that

I was a National football player of Bhutan

and the best goalkeeper, too.

Your Majesty,

Your Majesty,

- Is that it?

- No!

- I don't understand.

It's not making any sense.

- God, I hate that g*dd*mn coffee machine.

Ill tell you that.

I still grind it by hand.

That way you get the real smell.

Come on over here, sniff it and drink it!

Tell me.

Youre allowed to drink it too.

- Yeah.

- Okay?

- Yup.

- Would you give me a C+

instead of a D?

- Maybe a B minus.

- Oh my god.

You know,

my granddad, Swanson, came here

a long time ago.

One reason - in those days - men in this country

all came to Akron, Ohio.

Give me a break!

Why?

Rubber factories.

The biggest city in the world that made tires

for every kind of thing

that moved on the land.

And Akron became the hub for that.

And then my father, when he came along,

he started the same thing,

worked in the same factory

his entire life, worked his way up.

So he became a manager.

Then the unions came along

and they started,

you know, whining

about not having enough money,

not making enough money.

And so,

they started shutting the factories down

and what did they do?

They moved them to other countries,

for Christ's sake.

She left me 35 g*dd*mn years ago.

And I got a daughter

just like you.

When she turned 19, she was gone.

Shed decided it was okay

at 19 to say goodbye to the folks.

But to me,

it wasn't okay.

And it broke my heart.

Now she's got a boyfriend.

She didn't go to college.

They're looking around

for something to do.

I don't have a g*dd*mn

idea what it would be.

But 18

is not the time

that you make the decision

what you're going to do

with the rest of your life.

Jesus, God!

Sometimes I feel like we Americans

we become

lonely

in our pursuit of freedom.

- Did you see the theme for this year?

- What the f*ck are we supposed to wear?

Talking about the dance...

- Gungun?

- Do you have a date yet?

- Well, I was wondering

if you wanted to go with me...

- Okay.

That works great.

- Do you want to go shopping for our outfits then?

- I mean, yeah, I'm free tomorrow, I think.

Okay!

We can try a couple of thrift stores

and then we can go out and see where else.

That works great.

- Oh my god!

Sorry, my dad's being a d*ck.

Let me text you.

- Well, I'm not going.

- Im not requesting.

- You can't shove these beliefs down my throat.

- Oye, Gungun!

Can you guys just shut up?

I don't want to listen to you two talk.

Here you go.

- That is the strongest

homemade alcohol ever.

- I agree.

- Well, you can say

Bhutan's world famous rakshi.

- Bhutan's world famous rakshi.

Bishnu, please tell your wife thank you.

And make sure you take

some spinach home for her.

- Oh yeah!

- World famous rakshi.

So, you ready for tomorrow?

- Am I ready for tomorrow?

- Big day!

- Im always ready for tomorrow.

(indistinct conversation)

like, I didn't marry

the two grannies,

the two grannies married me.

- Yeah.

The situation was quite funny, you know.

Now, I'm going to tell only one time.

Okay?

- Okay.

- Local alcohol.

- What do you mean?

- You are not flying.

- Where are you going?

It's only five o'clock.

- Grandpa, are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

- Are you sure?

- Sure.

But now the situation is totally different, you know.

- Yeah, but men can still get away with a lot.

- I'm pregnant.

You're the goddess of my family.

You bring fortune.

We're very proud of you.

- It's all right.

I need to have a conversation with you.

It's about family.

Gungun, were a very small community in America.

Youre very intelligent and sharp, you understood?

Youre the real status of our community.

After we three die, we need someone

to take care of you, to protect you.

And, only your siblings can do that.

And especially a brother.

- I don't need a brother or any sibling.

I can take care of myself.

I already have my people.

I have my community.

I don't need you guys or a new brother.

It's clear that some of you guys wanted him,

or maybe you all did,

but I don't want him.

- It's ok.

Please don't be upset.

- I hope mom gets an ab*rtion.

- You don't understand, grandpa.

I feel so humiliated. They all want a son.

They don't want me.

- You know, if you don't fight for your existence,

someone else is going to take your spot.

You guys in Bhutan either couldn't

or didn't fight for your existence.

But I can fight.

Are you okay?

Do you have your pills?

Youll be okay.

Relax!

Come on. Breathe!

Deep breaths!

In!

Out!

In!

Out!

Itll be okay.

Breathe!

- No, I'm sorry,

I think I told you yesterday

that we might be full up today.

And we are full up today.

We already have one body in the process.

No, sir.

I'm still not sure about tomorrow either.

Sorry.

Why don't you try the new home

that just opened on Tallmadge Road?

South side of the street.

Yeah. No.

You know what, bud?

I appreciate the fact you called back.

That's major.

Thank you.

- Daniel 12:2 of NLT:

Those whose bodies lie dead and buried

will rise up some to

everlasting life

and some to shame

and everlasting disgrace.

Rising means resurrection.

The Jews always buried their

dead in the expectation of resurrection.

- Sorry.

- Sometimes,

I really hate the living.

I enjoy my conversations with the dead.

- Are those your imaginary friends?

- I don't have anything imaginary about my life.

The world

has so many more secrets and surprises

than were ever gonna know about.

- Well, if you can speak to the dead,

why don't you just ask my grandpa

what he wants for his funeral?

- You are clever, madam.

I love that.

Did he ever tell you his last wish?

Lord, let heal

the people.

Let heal everyone.

Let the healing flow, flow, flow.

Reach out!

Reach out to the masters.

Reach out to Jesus.

- You missed quite a lot of dosages.

Are you -- have you been drinking again?

- No, no, doctor.

I'm totally okay, you know.

I'm not taking any alcohol

since many years.

Doctor,

you know one thing?

How many PTSD patients are in Bhutan

these days?

- I don't know.

- Not a single one.

Because Bhutan is the only

happiest country in the world.

And when Ill go there,

Ill be the only unhappy person.

Have you been there?

- Im going to trust

that you're telling me the truth.

But I need to up your dosages.

Please don't miss a single one.

I'm going to refer you to a therapist.

So, just please go.

Please go to him.

- You are talking like my pastor friend,

you know.

- It's because we care.

Bishnu, we care about you.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

- Bhutan! Bhutan! Bhutan!

Were here to remember

What happened yesterday

Were here to remember

What brought us here today

Were here to remember

What happened yesterday

Were here to remember

What brought us here today

Were here to remember

What happened yesterday

Were here to remember

What brought us here today

- I baptize you

in the name of the Lord of the Son

and the Holy Spirit.

I baptize you

in the name of the Lord of the Son

and the Holy Spirit.

I baptize you

in the name of the Lord of the Son

and the Holy Spirit.

You are born again.

Praise the Lord and spread His Word.

He will take away

all of your sorrows now.

From India to Bhutan,

Bhutan to Nepal, Nepal to America,

but Ive never thought of giving up

my own religion.

It's like breathing.

How could you do that?

- There was a man from Pharisees.

His name was Nicodemus.

He was a ruler of the Jews.

This man came

to Jesus at night and said,

Rabbi, we know you are a teacher

that has come from God.

For no one could perform these signs

unless God was with him.

Jesus replied,

Truly, I tell you, unless you are born again.

You cannot see the Kingdom of God.

How can anyone be born when he is old?

Nicodemus asked him,

Can he enter a mother's womb

a second time and be born?

Jesus replied,

Without water and the spirit,

one cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

Whatever is born

of the flesh is flesh.

Whatever is born of the

spirit is spirit.

Do not be amazed that I

told you that you must be

born again.

- No, no, this can happen. Believe me!

You know why?

Because you all eat too much burger.

You drink too much soda, eat too much pie

and you get too g*dd*mn fat.

And that's a fact.

Okay?

So, forgive me,

I don't mean to lose my temper at that, but...

Jesus Christ, its getting late.

You guys got 10 minutes to make up your minds -

10 minutes! After that

I cannot do this ceremony,

not until 9 oclock tomorrow morning.

You got that?

And you know something else?

You can always go to court.

You want that?

You wanna be judged?

I don't know.

Oh, I do need one more thing, though.

I need to borrow two people

to help me carry the body

from here to the store.

Place your father's body in the store!

I will fight till the end.

No matter what.

- Why the yelling?

- Can I enter your mothers womb?