{"id":8596,"date":"2014-04-26T16:27:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T20:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=8596"},"modified":"2014-04-26T16:27:29","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T20:27:29","slug":"film-happiness-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=8596","title":{"rendered":"Film: Happiness (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"HappinessGOTHAM.indd\"<\/a>Film<\/strong>: Good<\/p>\n

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Region:<\/strong>\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0 Documentary \/ Hot Docs 2014<\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>An 8 year old boy in a remote mountain village in Bhutan must deal with major changes, including a new life as a monk, and the imminent arrival of electricity and the internet.<\/p>\n

Special Features:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0n\/a<\/span><\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Balm\u00e8s\u2019 film begins with 1999 footage of Bhutan\u2019s King Jigme Wangchuck declaring to a cheering populace his reluctant blessing to start rolling out the infrastructure for TV and internet in his rural mountainous nation, but rather than trace the stages in which the modern conveniences are threaded up to a highly remote village on a mountain plateau, Balm\u00e8s’ rather loose\u00a0focus becomes 8 year old Peyangki, a stoic boy sent to a small lamasery because his mother can\u2019t afford his schooling.<\/p>\n

The real story is Peyangki\u2019s own quiet struggle acclimatizing to the discipline of becoming a monk while his friends at school enjoy play and direct family contact. Peyangki\u2019s mother \u2013 a widow and single parent to six \u2013 is an amazingly patient and emotionally supportive woman, but perhaps the film\u2019s most striking aspect is the quiet stoicism of the people who accept tough decisions in their hard lives. When TV finally arrives, it\u2019s clear the community is poised for changes unknown, and the Balm\u00e8s\u2019 closing images are both sad and unsettling.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2014 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/strong>
\nIMDB \u00a0<\/a>— \u00a0Hot Docs 2014 Listing<\/a>
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\nAmazon.ca<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.com<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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