The Saltmen of Tibet (1997)

Name: The Saltmen of Tibet
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-04-25

1h 48m

Running Time

Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Margen

Old Mother

Pargen

Old Father

Zopon

Lord of the Animals

Bopsa

Novice

Ulrike Koch

Writer / Director

Christoph Bicker

Producer

Alfi Sinniger

Producer

Knut Winkler

Producer

Frank Wulff

Composer

Stefan Wulff

Composer

Pio Corradi

Cinematographer

Magdolna Rokob

Editor

Details.

Release Date
April 25, 1997

Original Name
Die Salzmänner von Tibet

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 48m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-16

This Movie Is About.

nomad

buddhist monk

pilgrimage

tibet

mountain lake

salt

Wiki.

The Saltmen of Tibet is a 1997 film that chronicles the trek undertaken by a clan of Tibetan salt harvesters across scenic but dangerous territory from their settlement to the sacred lakes where salt is harvested. The salt is then traded for foodstuffs to maintain the clan for the following year. Woven into the movie are excerpts of a Tibetan singer from the tribe telling the tale of King Gesar of Ling, a traditional Tibetan epic.The dialogue in the film is in Tibetan with English subtitles.