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The Saltmen of Tibet
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Wikipedia article
'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.Stephen Holden, [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9502EEDB1F30F931A15754C0A96E958260 The Saltmen of Tibet (1997) FILM REVIEW; A Spiritual Trek By Yak Caravan], The New York Times, July 22, 1998, retrieved 26 April 2014
The dialogue in the film is in Tibetan with English subtitles.
Awards
*Cineprix Swisscom Swiss audiences' choice as best documentary of 1997
*Cariddi d'Oro (Best Film) 1997 Taormina Film Fest
*Sonje Award for Best Foreign Independent Film 1997 Pusan International Film Festival
*Golden Spire Award 1998 San Francisco International Film Festival
*Prix Nanook (Grand Prix) 1998 Dix-septime Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris
See also
* Tibet-Nepal salt trade route
* 'Himalaya (film)'
References
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