Plot: More than 20'000 Nepalese migrant laborers work in the Himalayan district of Ladakh, North India, mostly in road and building construction. Unwilling (and often unable) to bear the economic hardships back home, they decided to undertake the long journey North, in hopes of a brighter future. For most of them, such hopes have yet to materialize. Poor, displaced, uneducated, shunned by the locals, and vulnerable to the harsh high altitude climate, they slave away among the rocks and dust of Ladakh. The future now rests on their children's shoulders. Only they can fulfill their parents' hopes, and prove to them that the journey they took upon themselves so many winters ago was worthwhile.—Anonymous
Original Title:
The Dream They Carry
Director:
Micha Hilliard
Producer:
Micha Hilliard
Type: movie
Year: 2012
Genres: Documentary, Short, Adventure, Drama, History
Cast:
Micha Hilliard
Runtimes:
19
Countries:
Switzerland
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India
Languages:
Nepali
Akas:
The Dream They Carry (Switzerland)
Cinematographer:
Micha Hilliard
Producer:
Micha Hilliard
Editor:
Micha Hilliard
Sound Crew:
Micha Hilliard
Production Status: completed
Production Status Updated: 12 Jan 2012