- Title
- Himalayan Gold Rush
- Language
- Dauer
- 52 min
- Director
- Eric Valli (Frankreich)
- Category
- Alpine and foreign cultures
- When & Where
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Wednesday,
14. Nov. 2012 from 19:30 / Schubert Saal 2
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- Description
- Every spring, tens of thousands of men, women and children leave their homes for a dangerous trek to the high Himalaya to collect "Yarsagumbu", an amazing creature worth up to 60,000 USD a kilo, way more expensive than gold: neither plant nor insect, but a unique blend of the two... In Traditional Chinese medicine it supposed to heal nearly every ailment and to increase the libido.
- Awards
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Lobende Erwähnung 2012
Minutes of the jury
This film begins very strongly in one family, but slowly shifts perspective to reveal contrasting images of big business. Beautiful camera-work follows the chain of people from those grubbing the ground to those grabbing grubby money. The film shows the backward reach of Chinese superstition to a family life’s in Nepal.
