Happiness (2014)

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.

IMDb rating	7.0
Producers	ARTE France Cinéma, Independent Television Service (ITVS), WDR/Arte, TBC Productions
Original title	Happiness
Directors	Thomas Balmès
Writers	Thomas Balmès

Cast

Peyangki

as Himself

Kinley Om

as Himself, Peyangki's uncle

Ap Kinley Dorji

as

Aum Thinley Dolma

as

Sangay Thinley

as

Rinchen

as

Leki

as

Pyago

as

Choki

as Herself, Peyangki's sister

Chencho Thinley

as

Namgay Dorji

as

Jigme Singye Wangchuk

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