Weight of Salt
Realizador Margaret Bong
Países Malaysia
Duração 73 min
Sinopse
Weight of Salt gives a glimpse into the life of the last active salt maker family in an isolated highland in Borneo. It is a portrait of the tribe with simple life, but not after 2009 when the first road connecting this remote village to the populated lowlands was completed. The same year, cellular communication was extended to this area. The family knows that the continuation of the trade depends on the children. However, the parents want them to receive an education. This is not only brings changes to their lives and the salt making tradition will surely come to an end.
Weight of Salt gives a glimpse into the life of the last active salt maker family in an isolated highland in Borneo. It is a portrait of the tribe with simple life, but not after 2009 when the first road connecting this remote village to the populated lowlands was completed. The same year, cellular communication was extended to this area. The family knows that the continuation of the trade depends on the children. However, the parents want them to receive an education. This is not only brings changes to their lives and the salt making tradition will surely come to an end.