Every spring, tens of thousands of men, women and children leave their villages for a dangerous trek to the high Himalaya to collect Yarsagumbu, a mysterious transmutation between plant and insect. Used in Chinese medicine, it is worth up to 60 000 USD a kilo, more than gold.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Details
- Director
- Eric Valli
- Released
- 2011-09-29
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
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