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The Saltmen of Tibet (1997)

The Saltmen of Tibet (1997)

Documentary
Release Date: 1997, April 25
Directors: Ulrike Koch
Countries: Switzerland, Germany
Cast: Margen, Pargen, Zopon, Bopsa

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

buddhist monk pilgrimage nomad tibet mountain lake salt