Happiness

2014 | 80 minutes | 6.3 ★ (7)

Happiness
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    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.

  • Release Date

    17 January 2014

  • DirectingThomas Balmès
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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