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Happiness is a french film of genre Documentary directed by Thomas Balmès released in USA on 17 january 2014 with Thomas Balmès

Happiness (2014)

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Released in USA 17 january 2014
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginFrance
Rating69% 3.476823.476823.476823.476823.47682

Happiness is a 2014 French-Finnish documentary film written, directed and produced by Thomas Balmès. The film premiered in-competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It won the Documentary World Cinema Cinematography Award at the festival.

The film premiered at 2014 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Views of the World section, on March 16, 2014. It also premiered at 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival on April 27, 2014.

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In 1999, when Jigme Singye Wangchuck authorized television and the Internet throughout Bhutan, it had a rapid impact on the country. The film follows events through the eyes of an eight year old monk named Peyangki, praying eagerly for a TV set in Laya, the last village in Bhutan to go through the process of globalization.

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