The Saltmen of Tibet

IMDb 6.5 1997 β€’ 108 min β€’ Documentary

Director

Ulrike Koch

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Margen
Margen Old Mother
Pargen
Pargen Old Father
Zopon
Zopon Lord of the Animals
Bopsa
Bopsa Novice