Happiness
2014•1h 20m•6.4•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.
Director
Thomas Balmès
Writer
Thomas Balmès
Languages
Dzongkha
Studio
ITVS
Cast
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)
Production
Company
ITVS
Company
TBC Productions
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
WDR
Company
ARTE
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