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Happiness (2013) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Sundance Film Festival

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
71 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Thomas Balmès

Written By:
Thomas Balmès

Actors:
Thomas Balmès

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Dzongkha & Laya audio with subtitles as described***In 1999, King Jigme Wangchuck approved the use of television and Internet throughout the largely undeveloped nation of Bhutan, assuring the masses that rapid development was synonymous with the "gross national happiness" of his country, a term he himself coined. Director Thomas Balmès's film Happiness begins at the end of this process as Laya, the last remaining village tucked away within the Himalayan kingdom, becomes enmeshed in roads, electricity, and cable television. Through the eyes of an eight-year-old monk impatient with prayer and eager to acquire a TV set, we witness the seeds of this seismic shift sprouting during a three-day journey from the outskirts of Laya to the thriving capital of Thimphu. It is here the young boy discovers cars, toilets, colorful club lights, and countless other elements of modern life for the first time.

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 will be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

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