The Saltmen of Tibet

04/25/1997

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1hr 48min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Margen
  • Pargen
  • Zopon
  • Bopsa

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

      Production Countries

    • Germany
    • Switzerland

    LANGUAGES

    • German
    • Tibetan