The Saltmen of Tibet

The Saltmen of Tibet (1997)

6.9 108 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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Cast

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

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