Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk who has never left his Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. At last, electricity is going to arrive in his tiny village, a decade after their ruler opened up Bhutan to television and the internet. He treks for three days to the nearest city in search of a television. But will television bring happiness?
Capturing the majesty of an isolated world on the brink of great change, Happiness provides a vivid glimpse into a vanishing way of life. This film is a witness to the moment where an ancient society falls to the seduction of technology, illuminating how complicated and bittersweet the arrival of progress can be.