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  • Film Specifications
  • Year 1997
  • Runtime 108 min
  • Format Super 35
  • Language Tibetan
  • Subtitles English

In a world of breathtaking beauty unfolds a classic tale of wisdom and adventure.

Himalaya is a story set against the backdrop of the Nepalese Himalayas. At an altitude of five thousand metres in the remote mountain region of Dolpa. Himalaya is the story of villagers who take a caravan of yaks across the mountains, carrying rock salt from the high plateau down to the lowlands to trade for grain. An annual event, the caravan provides the grain that the villagers depend on to survive the winter.

The film unfolds as a story of rivalry based on misunderstanding and distrust, between the aging chief and the young daring herdsman, who is both a friend and a rival to the chief’s family, as they struggle for leadership of the caravan. It was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the 72nd Academy Awards.

Cast & Crew Info

  • Director Eric Valli
  • Collaborating Director Michel Debats
  • Writers Nathalie Azoulai,Olivier Dazat, Louis Gardel, Jean-Claude Guillebaud, Eric Valli
  • Music by Bruno Coulais
  • Cinematography by Eric Guichard, Jean-Paul Meurisse
  • Film Editing by Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
  • Special Effects by Jean-Marc Mouligne
  • Visual Effects by Fabien Girodot

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Awards & Screenings

  • Academy Awards, USA 2000, Nominated "Best Foreign Language Film"
  • Autrans Mountain Film Festival 1999
  • Canberra Short Film Festival 2000
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2002
  • European Film Awards 2000
  • Ghent International Film Festival 1999
  • Huelva Latin American Film Festival 2000