Happiness Is a Four-letter Word
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Happiness Is a Four-letter Word is a South African romantic drama film that follows the intertwined lives and relationships of three close female friends navigating love, career, and self-discovery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Happiness Is a Four-letter Word canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8803495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Context triple: [Tongayi Chirisa, notableWork, Happiness Is a Four-letter Word]
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A.
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" is a popular song from the 1943 film *Cabin in the Sky*, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, that became a jazz and pop standard.
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B.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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C.
We're a Happy Family
"We're a Happy Family" is a fast, punk rock song by the Ramones that satirically portrays a dysfunctional suburban family.
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D.
Happy Days
"Happy Days" is a darkly comic existential play by Samuel Beckett that portrays a woman buried increasingly in the ground as she clings to routine and optimism amid encroaching despair.
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E.
Happy Days
Happy Days is a popular American sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s that nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s through the Cunningham family and the iconic character Fonzie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Target entity description: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word is a South African romantic drama film that follows the intertwined lives and relationships of three close female friends navigating love, career, and self-discovery.
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A.
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" is a popular song from the 1943 film *Cabin in the Sky*, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, that became a jazz and pop standard.
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B.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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C.
We're a Happy Family
"We're a Happy Family" is a fast, punk rock song by the Ramones that satirically portrays a dysfunctional suburban family.
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D.
Happy Days
"Happy Days" is a darkly comic existential play by Samuel Beckett that portrays a woman buried increasingly in the ground as she clings to routine and optimism amid encroaching despair.
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E.
Happy Days
Happy Days is a popular American sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s that nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s through the Cunningham family and the iconic character Fonzie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Happiness is a Four-Letter Word (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Cynthia Jele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Chris Attoh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khanyi Mbau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandla Gaduka NERFINISHED ⓘ Mmabatho Montsho NERFINISHED ⓘ Renate Stuurman NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Lukunku NERFINISHED ⓘ Simo Magwaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevel Marc ⓘ Tongayi Chirisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| director | Thabang Moleya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Ster-Kinekor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | three close female friends ⓘ |
| genre | romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWorkMedium | novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Happiness Ever After NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Nandi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess ⓘ Zaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
career
ⓘ
love ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of contemporary urban South African women ⓘ |
| producer |
Bibi Slippers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Junaid Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2016-02-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Busisiwe Ntintili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| setIn | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
female friendship
ⓘ
modern relationships ⓘ personal fulfillment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word Description of subject: Happiness Is a Four-letter Word is a South African romantic drama film that follows the intertwined lives and relationships of three close female friends navigating love, career, and self-discovery.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.