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Bhutan: Birth of a Democracy (2008)

Name: Bhutan: Birth of a Democracy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-02-18T08:45:07+01:00
Cast: Paul Belle

Documentary | 52 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 52 minuten

Alternative title: Bhutan: Geboorte van een Democratie

Country: France

Directed by: Frédéric Compain

Stars: Paul Belle

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Bhutan: Birth of a Democracy plot

Hidden in the heart of the Himalayas, the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is preparing to become a parliamentary democracy. Remarkably, it is the king himself who started this process. On March 24, 2008, elections will be held for the first time in this country of only 700,000 inhabitants. The documentary shows a changing world, in a country that has long been cut off from the outside world, with a king who believes that 'Gross National Happiness is more important than the Gross National Product'.