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202690 minGdocumentary

Eternal Snow

202690 minGdocumentary

Lhakpa's pursuit of becoming a Buddhist monk contrasts with his brother SangBahadur's role as a porter for Everest's tourist influx, highlighting family struggles and modern complexities.

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François Kohler,

Nicolas Veuthey

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Lhakpa's pursuit of becoming a Buddhist monk contrasts with his brother SangBahadur's role as a porter for Everest's tourist influx, highlighting family struggles and modern complexities.

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François Kohlerdirector

Nicolas Veutheydirector

Antoine Jaccoud

Antoine Jaccoudwriter

Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuywriter

François Kohlerwriter

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While Lhakpa completes his lengthy studies to become a Buddhist monk, his brother, SangBahadur, works as a porter for the international travellers who turn Everest into a tourist hub. Family issues force the youngest to come out of retirement to earn a living. In so doing, he is forced to confront the modern world in all its paradoxical complexity.

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