Valley of Flowers

At the start of the nineteenth century, on one of the high Himalayan passes, Jalan and his band live by robbing the caravans that cross the Silk Road. One day a woman named Ushna turns up and joins them. A strong bond forms between her and Jalan. But Ushna is not an ordinary person, and what the two of them are after is no longer gold but getting past death. Pan Nalin's film is a co-production between France, Germany and India. The story spreads across two centuries, moving from the Himalayas of the nineteenth century to present-day Tokyo. It was shot at genuine high altitude and in Japan. The telling builds the desire for immortality not as a reward but as a punishment. Milind Soman plays Jalan, Mylène Jampanoï plays Ushna and Naseeruddin Shah the third figure.