Kalash's: The Last Aryans of the Himalayas

Kalashs, who live in the north west province of Pakistan, are the only Kafirs, (meaning pagans in Persian), to have survived the Muslim slaughters of the 19th century. This film is an in-depth study of the life of the Kalash people and it shows how an Indo-European race adapts itself to an Asian way of life and philosophy.

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Credits

co-director

Christine Bernard

Gil Faugere

Duration

00:51:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016826

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnology - Pakistan

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pakistan

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination

History → History

Places → Pakistan

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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