Le bonheur c'est une chanson triste

Anne-Marie, an advertising executive, decides to take a break from her job. Armed with a video camera that she found in a park, the young woman travels up and down the streets of Montreal asking people passing by to tell her their idea of happiness. Anne-Marie crosses paths with an African refugee, a teenager with low self esteem, a young drug addict, a cynical chef and an assortment of other individuals who decide whether or not to reveal their inner thoughts to the camera.