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Rebecca (Maya Batash) has long been suffering from insomnia, in such a way that it drives her a bit crazy and makes her start questioning everything - including the meaning of life. Seeking for both answers and a cure, she's of course vulnerable and thus susceptible for all sorts of "miracle cures" that are neither the former nor the latter. And eventually, she ends up in the Ukraine by the grave of a rabbi who is believed to have all the answers. But instead of answers, she only finds more women as clueless and desparate as herself. But she actually falls asleep - and has a dream (or is it a message from wherever). In the dream she's guided by a mysterious stranger (Andrew Kaempfer) who tells her the tale of a man who has nothing (Zebedee Row) and is always happy, and a man who has everything (Sean Haberle) and is always miserable. Eventually the latter meets the former and offended by his happiness he tries to stamp out everything that might serve as a root for him being happy, but never truly succeeds. And the happy man's secret might also serve as the root for Rebecca's own fulfillment ...

Now true, the "how to be happy"-message of the film is a bit over-simplified, and the over-emphasis on prayer (already hinted at in the title of course) might not be to everybody's liking - but what makes this movie is that it doesn't try to drive any message home sledgehammer style but is first and foremost a narrative movie, and a comedy at that. Thus the (mis-)adventures of our heroine are told in a light-footed way, are fun to watch, and are relatable, too, while the parable about the happy and the miserable man is told with wit, often aims for laughs, and keeps things from going too philosophical. And a cast of eccentric characters embodied by an able ensemble also does its part to keep the audience entertained, even if they don't fully agree with the underlying message.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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