Himalaya (1999)
8/10
A classic tale of wisdom and adventure.
11 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers
''Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef'' is the second movie I watched with Lhakpa Tsamchoe, an excellent actress who I saw for the first time in ''Seven Years in Tibet''. I discovered here in IMDb that she only worked in these two movies in her life, and that she is not actually an actress, as everyone else who acts in this movie are not actors. This is very surprising, because all their emotions and the scenes really looks made by professionals! 'Himalaya'' is a french production, in which the big interest is to show some of the Tibetan traditions that are disappearing in their culture. This movie also received an Academy Award nomination for the Best Foreign Film, and it really deserved it.

Showing the stubborn and proud Tinle,who refuses to let Karma, his son's friend, to become the new chief,suspecting that he killed his son. Tinle is old, but anyway he organizes another caravan to take the salt to trade for grains and food. But their trip will not be fast and many difficulties will be in their way...
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