• Director(s):

    CHAYE (FRANCOIS), DIVERS

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2010

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Along the silk road linking Europe and China are the peaks of Tian Shan, stretching up more than 6,000 metres. They straddle 2 former Soviet republics, Kazakhstan and Kirghizstan, independent since the collapse of the Soviet empire.

Asia’s most ancient legends were born in these wildernesses, where the population density is the lowest in the whole Asian continent. After being forced into settling in the Soviet Kolkhozes, the traditionally nomadic Khirgiz shepherds have reverted to their ancestors’ way of life. They have learnt to live at high altitudes, isolated for many long weeks at a time.