CINEMA

The Saltmen of Tibet

1997108m6.9 (8)
Documentary

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.

Crew

UK

Ulrike Koch

Director

UK

Ulrike Koch

Writer

Cast

M

Margen

Old Mother

P

Pargen

Old Father

Z

Zopon

Lord of the Animals

B

Bopsa

Novice

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