Hella This Navigation

home/movie/2011/himalayan gold rush

Himalayan Gold rush

Not Rated

At an altitude of 5000 meters in the Himalayas is found Yarsagumba, a caterpillar-fungus that is worth more than its weight in gold. Thousands of Nepalese villagers trek up the mountains every spring, braving difficult temperatures and terrain, in search of this hard-to-find but invaluable commodity. Its trade in Hong Kong and China, where it is considered a medicinal mushroom and elixir of youth, amounts to billions of Euros every year. Watch the journey of this extraordinary creature from mountainsides to pharmacy windows, and the people who hunt it down.

12-01-2011
52 min
Himalayan Gold rush

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Eric Valli

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Languages:
en