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Die Salzmänner von Tibet

  • 19971997
  • 1h 48m
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7.3/10
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Die Salzmänner von Tibet (1997)
  • Documentary
In Tibet's Changtang region, nomads harvest salt to buy barley. A clan prepares four of its men for an annual trek to Lake Tsento, where they rake salt from shoals into piles, then into bags... Read allIn Tibet's Changtang region, nomads harvest salt to buy barley. A clan prepares four of its men for an annual trek to Lake Tsento, where they rake salt from shoals into piles, then into bags, and onto their yaks to return, 90-days in all. After picking an auspicious day to depart... Read allIn Tibet's Changtang region, nomads harvest salt to buy barley. A clan prepares four of its men for an annual trek to Lake Tsento, where they rake salt from shoals into piles, then into bags, and onto their yaks to return, 90-days in all. After picking an auspicious day to depart, they feast, sing, tell stories, and race horses. Women are forbidden on this sacred trip... Read all
IMDb RATING
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300
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  • Director
    • Ulrike Koch
  • Writer
    • Ulrike Koch
  • Stars
    • Margen
    • Pargen
    • Zopon
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  • Director
    • Ulrike Koch
  • Writer
    • Ulrike Koch
  • Stars
    • Margen
    • Pargen
    • Zopon
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    • 6User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Margen
    • Old Motheras Old Mother
    Pargen
    • Old Fatheras Old Father
    Zopon
    • Lord of the Animalsas Lord of the Animals
    Bopsa
    • Noviceas Novice
    • Director
      • Ulrike Koch
    • Writer
      • Ulrike Koch
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    8/10
    A rare and special glimpse at an incomprehensible lifestyle
    For a modern Westerner, it is hard to imagine that people ever lived this way ... let alone, that some still do. This film reminds me a little of The Fast Runner (about the Inuits) in its foreignness and matter-of-fact superstition. This is probably like how most of our ancestors lived in medieval times.

    It's a real eye-opener about a commodity (salt) that we so take for granted. And also about how little of everything it is possible to get by on.

    The film moves slowly because the protagonists move slowly. Some of the dialogue is incredibly tedious and mundane, thus winds up being a defect or detraction. On the other hand, the photography is gorgeous, and truly remarkable is the trust and cooperation that the filmmakers received from the saltmen, who shared many of their usually well-hidden cultural secrets.

    All in all, well worth watching even if a bit over-long.
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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Swiss production's official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • Tibetan
    • Also known as
      • La route du sel
    • Filming locations
      • Tibet, China
    • Production companies
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
      • Catpics
      • Duran Film
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $146,437
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,160
      • Jul 26, 1998
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      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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