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The saltpans of Marakanam in South India. While following Reena, a woman who earns her living collecting sea salt, viewers are challenged to consider the important stakes involved in this simple seasoning. Conceived as a documentary without dialogue or voice-over, the film alternates moments of silence and natural sound, minimalist music and uncluttered shots. Presented like a piece of polyphonic music, the day spent collecting sea salt points up the link between this ingredient, an essential part of life and a fundamental component in thousands of industrial and chemical products, and the work performed by human beings.

Switzerland - 2008 - 17 mn - Betacam Digital • 16/9 • PAL - Colour

Director Fiorella Castanotto Writer Fiorella Castanotto Camera Kamal Musale Sound Fred Kohler Editing Fiorella Castanotto Music Peter Scherer

Production Les Films du Lotus, 2, rue de la Clergère, 1800 Vevey, Suisse Tél : +41 (0)21 923 6363 Fax : +41 (0)21 923 6362 E-mail : info@lesfilmsdulotus.com

Sales Kamal Musale Les Films du Lotus, Kamal Musale, 2, rue de la Clergère, 1800 Vevey, Suisse Tél : +41 (0)21 923 6361 Fax : +41 (0)21 923 6362 E-mail : kamal.musale@bluwin.ch