Miles from anywhere in the middle of the Himalayas, a village nestles amidst its fields of barley. Its hardy peasant population eeks out a living from the salt of the Tibetan highlands. Each year, they mine and trade the salt for grain, transporting it far beyond the huge mountains, down to the lush, rich valleys of Nepal. The annual trek is fraught with danger, testing the bravery of one and all, transforming these simple mountain folk into heroic trailblazers.

Director : Eric Valli
Actors : Tilen Londhup, Gurgon Kyap, Lhapka Tsamchoe, Karma Angel
Feature film, Fiction
Production language : Tibetan, German
Nationality : Majority French (Switzerland, Nepal, Great Britain)
French release : 12/15/99
Runtime : 1h 44mn
Current status : Released
Official website : www.bacfilms.com/site/himalaya/
Associate production company : Galatée Films
Co-production : Zazi Films (ex-La Guéville), Bac Films, National Studio Limited, France 2 Cinéma, Productions JMH (Les), Antelope
French distribution : Bac Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : FTD International Cinéma (voir France Télévisions Distribution)

Festival selections
> Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 2000 :
- Nominations and list of awards

> Edinburgh - International Film Festival - 1999 :
- Expectativa

> Florence France Cinema Festival - 1999 :
- Competition

> Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - 2000 :
- Horizons

> Locarno - International Film Festival - 1999 :
- Other Awards
- Piazza Grande

> Madrid French Film Mostra - 2000 :
- Films selected

> Paris - Rendez-vous with French Cinema - 2000 :
- Selection

> Tokyo - International Film Festival - 2000 :
- Special Screenings

> Toronto - International Film Festival - 1999 :
- Contemporary World Cinema

Awards
> Cesar Awards - French film industry awards - 2000 :
- Best Music : Bruno Coulais
- Best Image : Éric Guichard