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Pavol
Barabás
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POPRAD
FILM FESTIVAL
MUSTANG
SLOVAKIA 2001, 28', b/w, video
Director: Pavol Barabás
Script: Laco Gulik
Screenplayer: Pavol Barabás
Cameraman: Pavol Barabás
Editing: Pavol Barabás
Music: Oliver Shanti
Production: K2 Studio
Mustang, a kingdom
whose existance has long been kept secret, on the territory of
Nepal in the fabled land of Lo. It is hidden behind the high wall
of the Himalaya, like a wedge driven into Tibet. The afternoon
wind blows every day, tirelessy obliterating all trace of every
caravan. In front of the royal palace monks intone ancient Buddhist
prayers over and over again. Time seems to have stopped in this
medieval fortress. Electricity, roads and cars are unknown to
these people yet in some ways they are ahead of us in their incredible
knowledge of nature and in their way of life. The fortress of
Lo Mantang, however, continues to guard its secrets…
DIRECTOR
Pavol Barabás was born in 1959. He has worked as camera
operator and director for Sportfilm, ERPO, Advertising Agency
and K2 Studio. In addition to TV advertising and promotional films,
he is the author of a broad range of mountain films with the topic
of the life of people in extreme conditions. Amongst his award-winning
works we remember Karakoram Highway (1995), Across The
Wild Baltisan and Buddhist Ladakh (1996). His 118
Days In Captivity On Ice got the Grand Prix at Poprad, Trento,
Vancouver and Teplice Film Festivals. Instead his Mysterious
Mamberamo won the Grand Prix at Banff, Bratislava and Moscow
film Festival and was also awarded at Cervino Film Festival last
year.
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