The Happiest Man in the World (film)

{{Short description|2022 Austrian drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name =

| image = The Happiest Man in the World (film).jpg

| director = Teona Strugar Mitevska

| screenplay = Teona Strugar Mitevska
Elma Tataragic

| starring = Jelena Kordic Kuret

| music =

| cinematography = Virginie Saint-Martin

| editing = Per K. Kirkegaard

| producer = Labina Mitevska

| released = {{Film date|2022}}

| country = North Macedonia
Denmark
Belgium
Bosnia
Croatia
Slovenia

| language =

| budget =

}}

The Happiest Man in the World ({{Langx|mk|Најсреќниот човек на светот|translit=Najsreḱniot čovek na svetot}}, {{Langx|da|Et strejf af lykke}}, {{Langx|fr|L'Homme le plus heureux du monde}}) is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska.

An international co-production between North Macedonia, Denmark, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia,{{cite news |last1=Gottlieb |first1=Susanne |title=Review: The Happiest Man in the World |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/429826/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=Cineuropa |date=4 September 2022 |language=en}} it premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti sidebar.{{cite news |last1=Romney |first1=Jonathan |title='The Happiest Man In The World': Venice Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-happiest-man-in-the-world-venice-review/5174033.article |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=Screen International|date=2 September 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=van de Klashorst |first1=Marc |title=Venice 2022 review: The Happiest Man in the World (Teona Strugar Mitevska) |url=https://icsfilm.org/reviews/venice-2022-review-the-happiest-man-in-the-world-teone-strugar-mitevska/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=International Cinephile Society |date=2 September 2022}} The film won the Grand Prize at the 2022 Les Arcs Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Leffler |first1=Rebecca |title='Vera', 'The Happiest Man In The World' take top prizes at Les Arcs Film Festival |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/vera-the-happiest-man-in-the-world-take-top-prizes-at-les-arcs-film-festival/5177560.article |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=Screen International |date=16 December 2022 |language=en}} It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.{{cite news |last1=Dore |first1=Shalini |title=Oscar International Feature Film Race: Complete List of Submissions |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/awards/oscar-international-film-race-complete-list-of-submissions-1235420586/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=Variety |date=2 November 2022}}

== Plot ==

{{No plot|date=October 2024}}