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Happiness
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Happiness

Jan 17, 2014
1h 20m
★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ITVS
TBC Productions
ARTE France Cinéma
WDR
ARTE

Cast

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Himself

Peyangki

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Himself, Peyangki's uncle

Kinley Om

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Ap Kinley Dorji

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Aum Thinley Dolma

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Sangay Thinley

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Rinchen

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Leki

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Pyago

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Herself, Peyangki's sister

Choki

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Chencho Thinley

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Namgay Dorji

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

Jigme Singye Wangchuk

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