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Becoming a Woman in Zanskar (2007)

Becoming a Woman in Zanskar poster
Directed by
Jean-Michel Corillion
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a remote Himalayan village in Zanskar, a young woman named Palkit prepares to become a Buddhist nun and must journey on foot to a monastery. Her friend Tenzin faces an arranged marriage chosen by her parents. The documentary follows their personal paths as they approach these life-changing events.

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What happens

Devenir femme au Zanskar est un documentaire français réalisé par Jean-Michel Corillion en 2007. Dans le village de Karsha, au Zanskar, au cœur de l'Himalaya, à d'altitude, deux jeunes femmes, Palkit et Tenzin, amies depuis l'enfance, s'apprêtent à changer de vie. Palkit veut devenir nonne, et doit alors quitter sa famille et parcourir à pied à travers la montagne pour aller au monastère de Dharamsala. Quant à Tenzin, elle doit épouser un jeune homme choisi par ses parents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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