Happiness (2014)

Directed by Thomas Balmès1h 20mDocumentary

Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

Rated
15
Year
2014
Country
FI
Language
English
Release date
17 January 2014
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6.4 (8)
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P
Peyangki
Himself
K
Kinley Om
Himself, Peyangki's uncle
A
Ap Kinley Dorji
A
Aum Thinley Dolma
S
Sangay Thinley
R
Rinchen
L
Leki
P
Pyago
C
Choki
Herself, Peyangki's sister
C
Chencho Thinley
N
Namgay Dorji
J
Jigme Singye Wangchuk
Himself, King of Bhutan 1972-2006 (archive footage)

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