My Name Is Salt

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My Name Is Salt

Released Nov 24, 2013

1h 32m

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Families spend eight months a year extracting salt from the ground.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Cinematographer Lutz Konermann captures the backbreaking beauty of it all, while director Pacha finds her way into the very heart of this timeless ritual.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2015

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Punishingly poetic profile filmed in breathtaking surroundings.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 13, 2015

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

A sleepy take on back-breaking labour.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2015

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Ben Homewood

NME (New Musical Express)

The tender moments can't mask the strain on Pacha's subjects, who are forced away when monsoon season submerges the plains, only to return months later and start all over again.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 27, 2021

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Allie Gemmill

CineVue

t makes for an impressionistic documentary that moves outside of the structure of its genre in favour of a more visually reliant and stimulating narrative.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 4, 2019

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

The infinitesimal nature of humankind in the face of the environment is poetically essayed in this starkly beautiful documentary about a salt farmer and his family's seasonal struggle to earn a living from India's Gujarati desert.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 15, 2015

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andrew p

One of the most mundane, yet beautifully shot documentaries I've ever seen. The subject matter is relatively boring in itself (harvesting salt). Yet, the pacing, framing, and editing of the film makes it a breathtaking watch from start to finish.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Merrick S

Pure cinematic gold. A quietly absorbing, intimate portrait of hard-working humble Indian families who spend 8 months of the year harvesting "the world's whitest salt" in the Gujarati desert. The film tells the story without intrusive narration; as a result the physical elements of the task have an unalloyed impact missing from, say, a Hollywood explosion. The ravishing cinematography reveals the stark beauty of an otherwise forbidding desert, carrying the simple yet profound narrative concept into the realm of art. Should be required viewing for first-world children.

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08/18/20

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Audience Member

Very little dialect, obviously nothing I could understand but I was absolutely mesmerized by this documentary. Must see ....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Farida Pacha

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Lutz Konermann

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Farida Pacha

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Synopsis

Families spend eight months a year extracting salt from the ground.

Director: Farida Pacha
Producer: Lutz Konermann, Farida Pacha
Screenwriter: Farida Pacha
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Gujarati
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2013, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m

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