The Broken Moon: lose
Yourself in a beautiful documentary with a dire warning
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As the sun beats down and the wind whips dust into his eyes,
Sonam, a
Himalayan nomad, struggles across an arid landscape. Yet life here was not always like this. The climate changed, turning his once beautiful world into a desert. Now Sonam and his people face a desperate struggle to survive or must leave their homeland behind.
Cinematic and full of majesty, this doc offers a startling glimpse of one of the most remote corners of the planet.
"You must be wondering why we live in a place like this", Sonam says as he heaves a bundle of sticks onto his back and walks down towards the squat village, kicking up dust as he goes. "But this is the land of our ancestors, our homeland". For how much longer is a matter for debate.
"We crossed different valleys but they are all dry", Sonam says, his voice grave. "My father I don't want to live here", his son replies. "This place is not viable, our luck is bad", he continues. For his generation this land is already lost. But for his father that is harder to accept, "We must find a solution, we've been living here since our origins".
It is also not without reason that Sonam is reluctant to leave.
The people of
Ladakh used to consider their world a paradise and for them city life will be a difficult transition. "Some decided to leave - here they were rich men, but in the city they've suffered".
So now they must find a way to save their world and maintain their existence in a land that is rapidly becoming a desert. One man seeks spiritual help for the people, writing a letter to the God of wealth, Rinpoche, "
We are facing many problems and your presence is necessary, people and animals are sick". They present their animals for blessing, desperately hoping that something will change, but things only go from bad to worse.
"Can you see what's happening to her skin? And to her eyes?" A mother says as she presents her young son to the doctor, his face covered in blisters. "You need to be careful with the sun rays", the doctor replies, "Especially due to the global warming, the rays are strong here". And the weather continues to worsen, "
Look at these valleys
... This is not good".
Yet in spite of the adversity Sonam is still not able to face leaving his homeland and his tradition behind. "
Nobody will find
peace and prosperity leaving behind your gods and your protectors". The wise woman's words ring in his head as he sits in a dried up riverbed.
"I want to go to the city father", his son tells Sonam, after he has offered to give up everything for him to stay. "
Listen my son, look at the valleys, think of the animals and our own people, don't let anyone disperse, I'm not giving up". A deep, thoughtful and very beautiful documentary.
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- published: 13 Apr 2016
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