Happiness (2013)
Directed by Thomas Balmès / Thomas Balmes
Sub-Genres - Inventions & Innovations, Social Issues |
Release Date - Jan 17, 2014 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 80 min. |
Countries - Finland, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Thomas Balmes' documentary Happiness follows an eight-year-old boy in Bhutan as his rural village becomes wired for 21st century technology like cable TV and the internet as part of a plan by that country's president to create the "gross national happiness" his citizens deserve. The filmmakers use this as a jumping off point to explore how technology affects us in ways both positive and negative. Happiness screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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boy, community, electronics, happiness, Internet, technology, village
