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Happiness (Season 16, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary
A nine-year-old monk has never before left his Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas, where the nearest road is a three-day walk. When connected to electricity for the first time, he treks to the nearest city in search of a ...See moreA nine-year-old monk has never before left his Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas, where the nearest road is a three-day walk. When connected to electricity for the first time, he treks to the nearest city in search of a television, in a story of the bittersweet seduction of technology and progress. See less
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Director
Thomas Balmès
Producer
Thomas Balmès
Composers
Abigail Fry | Hamilton (as Neil Hamilton Wilkinson) | Noble | Yan (as Jan Scott Wilkinson)
Cinematographer
Nina Bernfeld
Editors
Alex Cardon | Ronan Sinquin
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Status
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Updated Nov 17, 2014
Release date
Nov 17, 2014 (United States)
Awards
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 46 wins & 74 nominations

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