SMS from Shangrila
«Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product», says the King of Bhutan. But can happiness be ordered by decree? We accompany seven Swiss musicians in this mountainous country in the Himalayas. Between concerts we meet the
populace living their everyday lives and along the way we learn what really makes them happy. And how about us? Can we find happiness somewhere else? Does the opportunity of globalization lie therein – that this somewhere else no longer exists? Everything is here and now. And with SMS, far away is always very close.
Directed by Dieter Fahrer and Lisa Röösli
Location manager: Ugyen Wangdi
Production: Balzli & Fahrer GmbH
In coproduction with: Swiss TV, Arte
In association with Society Switzerland-Bhutan
With: Susanna Dill, Regula Gerber, Gopal Gurung, Lama Jamyang and the monks of Shingkhar Monastery, Mark Oberholzer, Thuji Om, Gilbert Paeffgen, Netra Mani Subba, Jigme Y. Thinley, Patrick Vogel, Sonam Wangmo, Wege Wüthrich, Sämi Zumbrunn
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DVD, 75 min, 16:9, Stereo
Languages: English, Swiss German, Dzongkha
Subtitles: German, French, English
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