CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 20m

Happiness

64%(8)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byThomas Balmès

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
EN
Released
January 17, 2014
Studios
ITVSARTE France CinémaWDR

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Creative team
Directed by
Thomas Balmès
Written by
Thomas Balmès

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