Documentary
The Saltmen of Tibet
User Score7 votes
65%6.5/10
Release1997→
Runtime1H 48M
LanguageGerman
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast4
Full Cast & Crew (6)Media2
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Director
Ulrike Koch
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Keywords
buddhist monkmountain laketibetpilgrimagenomadsalt
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