Happiness

6.4
2014
1h 20m
Released
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.

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Director: Thomas Balmès

Cast: Peyangki, Kinley Om, Ap Kinley Dorji, Aum Thinley Dolma, Sangay Thinley, Rinchen, Leki, Pyago

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