The Saltmen of Tibet
The Saltmen of Tibet

The Saltmen of Tibet

6.5(7 votes)
1997
1h 48m
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.

Cast

Margen

Margen

Old Mother

Pargen

Pargen

Old Father

Zopon

Zopon

Lord of the Animals

Bopsa

Bopsa

Novice

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