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Happiness

Happiness

2014 · 80 min · ★ 6.4 · 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.

Directed by Thomas Balmès · Written by Thomas Balmès

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