Zanskar, clinging to the mountainside in the frozen peaks of the Himalayas, a Buddhist realm lost to the world, except perhaps the monks and the gods.
The voyage begins via the frozen Chaddar river, the only way to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, and from there to Delhi and Dharamsala. 120 kilometers along a narrow strip, between mountains rising over 5,000 meters.With the river rushing underfoot, ice that must be tested with a pole before venturing forward.A wrong step can mean death, the body carried off by the currents under the ice.
Extract from "Becoming Woman in Zanskar"
Direction: Jean Michel Corillion
Production: ZED for France Télévisions
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