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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Part of Happiness
2 films
Cast
12 people
Thomas Balmès Director · Nina Bernfeld Cinematographer
United States release January 17, 2014 · Produced in Finland, France, Bhutan · Production TBC Productions, ARTE France Cinéma
Production
ITVS
Production
TBC Productions
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
WDR
Production
ARTE
Production
Finland · France · Bhutan
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Dzongkha
Release dates
Denmark · January 17, 2014
Theatrical
United States · January 17, 2014
Theatrical
Finland
January 17, 2014 · TV
Norway
January 17, 2014 · Limited theatrical
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