17 January 2014 Factual 80 mins
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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Peyangki as Himself
Kinley Om as Himself, Peyangki's uncle
Choki as Herself, Peyangki's sister
Jigme Singye Wangchuk as Himself, King of Bhutan 1972-2006 (archive footage)
Nina Bernfeld Director of Photography
Thomas Balmès Director of Photography
Thomas Balmès Writer
Thomas Balmès Director
The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set Trailer
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