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Die Salzmänner von Tibet

The Saltmen of Tibet
La caravane du sel au Tibet

Switzerland / Germany, April 1997
FILM, Documentary, 108 min.

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directed by
Ulrike Koch
Written by
Ulrike Koch
Status
In distribution

Since time immemorial, the nomadic herdsmen of northern Tibet have lived in an extremely harsh environment on the high plateau of the Himalayas, pasturing their yaks in the highest meadows of the world. In the spring of each year, the men of one tribe of nomads sets off with their robust pack animals on the long and difficult journey to the salt lakes. These lakes in the Himalayas are among the world’s largest reserves of salt, which is increasingly exploited on an industrial basis, and transported away by truck. The film follows one of the traditional nomadic caravans, steeped in religious ritual but doomed by technological progress, as its sets off to the salt lakes with well over a hundred yaks which will be used to haul this “white gold” back to their native valleys.

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World Premiere
April 1997
Original Version
Tibetan (german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 108 min.
Production
Catpics Coproductions AG, D.U.R.A.N. Film
Producer
directed by
Ulrike Koch
Written by
Ulrike Koch
Cinemato­graphy
Pio Corradi

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World Sales
Celluloid Dreams

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Austria
Filmladen Distribution
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Canada
Mongrel Media Distribution
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France
Connaissance du Cinéma Distribution
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Germany
Ventura Film Distribution
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Netherlands
Artcam The Nederlands Distribution
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United States
Zeitgeist Films Ltd. Distribution
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