Happiness

Happiness

2014
1h 20m
6.2

6.2/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ITVS TBC Productions WDR/Arte ARTE France Cinéma
Production Countries
Finland France Bhutan
Spoken Languages
Dzongkha

Quick Facts

Release Date January 17, 2014
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3458776

Cast

Peyangki
Peyangki

Himself

Kinley Om
Kinley Om

Himself, Peyangki's uncle

Ap Kinley Dorji
Ap Kinley Dorji

Aum Thinley Dolma
Aum Thinley Dolma

Sangay Thinley
Sangay Thinley

Rinchen
Rinchen

Leki
Leki

Pyago
Pyago

Choki
Choki

Herself, Peyangki's sister

Chencho Thinley
Chencho Thinley

Namgay Dorji
Namgay Dorji

Jigme Singye Wangchuk
Jigme Singye Wangchuk

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

Key Crew

Thomas Balmès
Writer
Thomas Balmès
Director