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Banais Zanskar/Messengers of Zanskar

Soillse Series 5

Documentary examining the eternal confrontation between tradition and modernity, in the small Himalayan village of Skagam.

'S e sti霉iriche a th' ann an Likden ann an Skagam a th' aig 脿irde tr矛 m矛le is seachd ceud meatair ann an gleann Zanskar as na Himalayas. An d猫idh dha a bhith ann an c貌mhradh-r猫iteachaidh le teaghlach a' mhnatha, tha e a-nise a' dol a ph貌sadh.

Tha ceithir latha de dh'ullachadh aca airson na bainnse, agus 's e na Nyopas, sti霉irichean spioradail na coimhearsnachd, a tha os cionn nan deas-ghn脿than traidiseanta. Ged a tha d貌igh-beatha Skagam mar gu bheil i steicte sna linnteann a dh'fhalbh, tha f貌naichean-l脿imhe agus an t-eadar-l矛on a' nochdadh, agus 's iongantach mura toir seo atharrachaidhean oirre.

Tha am fiolm seo a' sealltainn an str矛 eadar modhan traidiseanta agus modhan 霉ra.

Likden is a trekking guide living in Skagam located 3,700 meters high in the Himalayan valley of Zanskar. After four years of negotiation with the bride's family, he is now getting married. The preparation of the ritual lasts 4 days and the Nyopas, the spiritual guides of the community, are responsible for the observance of the ancestral traditions.

Even if the lifestyle in Skagam seems stuck in the past, the emergence of mobile phones and the internet is raising news hopes. Through this Himalayan wedding, this film shows the eternal confrontation between tradition and modernity.

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56 minutes