The Saltmen of Tibet
MovieTitle | Die Salzmänner von Tibet |
User score | 6.4 |
Release date | Apr 25, 1997 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Ulrike Koch |
Production country | Germany, Switzerland |
Run time | 108 min. |
Four men from a nomadic Tibetan tribe undertake their annual, ritualistic pilgrimage to a sacred salt lake. Salt gathered in this traditional fashion will be sold to provide the economic livelihood of the tribe for the coming year. The journey, necessary for the group's survival, also incorporates a number of rituals necessary for their culture to survive in the modern world.