Documentary · Finland · 2014 · 1h 20m

Happiness

Director

Cast

Peyangki as Himself Kinley Om as Himself, Peyangki's uncle Ap Kinley Dorji as Aum Thinley Dolma as Sangay Thinley as Rinchen as

Crew

Nina Bernfeld — Director of Photography Thomas Balmès — Director of Photography Thomas Balmès — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

buddhist monk bhutan

Key Collaborators

Thomas Balmès Director Nina Bernfeld Director of Photography Thomas Balmès Director of Photography Thomas Balmès Writer

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