2011 · 0h 52m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Director: Eric Valli
Cinematography: Philippe Bigot
Editor: Bertrand Collard