Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 52 min
  • Premiere: 2011. September 29.

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.

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Camera

Philippe Bigot

Director of Photography

Directing

Eric Valli

Director

Editing

Production

Eric Valli

Producer

Sound