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Happiness

Jan 17, 2014 · 1h 20m
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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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CAST

Peyangki
Himself
Kinley Om
Himself, Peyangki's uncle
Ap Kinley Dorji
Aum Thinley Dolma
Sangay Thinley
Rinchen
Leki
Pyago
Directed by Thomas Balmès

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ITVS, TBC Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, WDR, ARTE
Country
BT, FI, FR

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