Poster for the movie Happiness

Happiness

2014 • 80 minutes
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.

Picture of Peyangki

Peyangki

Himself

Picture of Kinley Om

Kinley Om

Himself, Peyangki's uncle

Picture of Ap Kinley Dorji

Ap Kinley Dorji

Picture of Aum Thinley Dolma

Aum Thinley Dolma

Picture of Sangay Thinley

Sangay Thinley

Picture of Rinchen

Rinchen

Picture of Leki

Leki

Picture of Pyago

Pyago

Picture of Choki

Choki

Herself, Peyangki's sister

Picture of Chencho Thinley

Chencho Thinley

Picture of Namgay Dorji

Namgay Dorji

Picture of Jigme Singye Wangchuk

Jigme Singye Wangchuk

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