Happiness

Happiness (2014)

January 17th, 20141h 20min

Documentary
63%

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.


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