''The Saltmen of Tibet'' is a 1997 film that chronicles the trek undertaken by a clan of
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
salt harvesters across scenic but dangerous territory from their settlement to the sacred lakes where salt is harvested. The salt is then traded for foodstuffs to maintain the clan for the following year. Woven into the movie are excerpts of a Tibetan singer from the tribe telling the tale of
King Gesar of Ling, a traditional Tibetan epic.
[Stephen Holden]
The Saltmen of Tibet (1997) FILM REVIEW; A Spiritual Trek By Yak Caravan
The New York Times, July 22, 1998, retrieved 26 April 2014
The dialogue in the film is in Tibetan with English subtitles.
Awards
*Cineprix Swisscom Swiss audiences' choice as best documentary of 1997
*Cariddi d'Oro (Best Film) 1997
Taormina Film Fest
*Sonje Award for Best Foreign Independent Film 1997
Pusan International Film Festival
*Golden Spire Award 1998
San Francisco International Film Festival
*Prix Nanook (Grand Prix) 1998 Dix-septième Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris
See also
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Tibet-Nepal salt trade route
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Objective Cinema
1997 films
German documentary films
Swiss documentary films
Tibetan-language films
Anthropology documentary films
Documentary films about Tibet
Salt production
1990s German films
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