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Happiness

Happiness

★ 6.4/10•2014•1h 20m•15•Documentary

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.

Thomas Balmès · Writer

Thomas Balmès · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 17, 2014

Actors

Peyangki

Himself

Kinley Om

Himself, Peyangki's uncle

Ap Kinley Dorji

Aum Thinley Dolma

Sangay Thinley

Rinchen

Leki

Pyago

Choki

Herself, Peyangki's sister

Chencho Thinley

Namgay Dorji

Jigme Singye Wangchuk

Himself, King of Bhutan 1972-2006 (archive footage)

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