Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya

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Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya (2011)

Directed by Eric Valli

Documentary · 52m

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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Cast

Andrew Ng
D
Dhan Shandra Jacques Gamblin

Crew

Director
Eric Valli
Director of Photography
Philippe Bigot
Editor
Bertrand Collard
Producer
Benjamin Ternynck, Eric Valli

Details

Release date
2011-09-29
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Kwanza