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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Himalaya is a 1999 film from Nepal, a Nepali-French coproduction directed by Eric Valli.It is set in the remote Nepali district of Dolpa, 5000m above sea level. The people of a village make their living by extracting rock salt from the mountain and carrying it to lower altitudes via yak caravan, where they exchange it for grain that will allow them to survive the winter.As the film opens, a caravan arrives from the salt mines. Lhakpa, chief of the village, is dead; he made an ill-advised attempt at a shortcut through the treacherous mountains and was killed. The village looks for leadership to Karma, a strong young man who had advised Lhakpa against the treacherous shortcut. However, Lhakpa's elderly father Tinle blames Karma for his son's death and refuses to accept his leadership of the tribe. Unfortunately for Tinle he has no plausible candidate to be chief: he is too old, his second son Norbou has been raised as a Buddhist monk since the age of eight, and Lhakpa's son Tsering is a good ten years too young to be chief. The village splits apart as Tinle gathers a group of loyalists while Karma claims the allegiance of most of the tribe. This is very important, as the village soon faces its biggest task of the year: taking the yak caravan down out of the mountains so they can trade their salt for food.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Circling Vultures: In this instance they are not a sign of doom, but rather they are there for the "sky burial" in which Lhakpa's corpse is laid out to be eaten by wildlife | |
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Badass Boast: When the scared villagers in his party want to turn back, Tinle refuses, saying "I'm Tinle! I conquer mountain passes!" | |
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As You Know: Desperate for help in his rivalry against Karma, Tinle recruits his son Norbou, who is a Buddhist monk. He lets the audience know who Norbou is when he appeals to Norbou with the words "That man is you, my second son." | |
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Freaky Funeral Forms: The Tibetan/Nepalese custom of the "sky burial", in which the dead are not interred or burned, but are left out in the open, exposed, for vultures and other carrion eaters to consume. In this instance the villagers go the extra mile and butcher Lhakpa's corpse to make it easier for the vultures. | |
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