Pakistan : La vallée des immortels | Les routes de l'impossible

00:00 Located in the far north of Pakistan, on the borders of China and Afghanistan, the Hunza Valley clings to the foothills of the Himalayas. 01:00 In the valley, only 6 drivers travel on this route 03:10 This valley belongs to immortals 04:15 This valley is almost inaccessible 05:45 At any moment the road can collapse 09:53 The village of Shimshal is nicknamed the village of the banished because of its mountains 11:51 Gilgit is the biggest city in the region, it is here that the Chinese goods pass. 12:21 Due to bad weather, they sometimes remain blocked for several weeks 18:08 There the minibuses take all the risks 24:46 After an accident, all the shocked passengers refuse to talk to the camera. 26:15 It is the day of the Great Gathering where riders clash between villages 30:55 In this remote valley, women do as much as men 37:17 In the city of Ali Abad the witnesses of a marriage must take the road to the valley 38:20 In Pakistan the Taliban are still a threat 43:23 The inhabitants of the valley are spared many diseases and often live over 100 years During the winter, the villages perched more than three thousand five hundred meters above sea level are practically cut off from the rest of the world. Only a few tracks cut in the schist of the mountain, dominating gigantic precipices, lead there. These tracks are the only supply routes for the villages of Shimshal or Chipoorson. Raymond and Mohammad are among the very few drivers crazy enough to venture on these roads covered in snow and ice. The slightest misconduct and their vehicle, 4×4 or minibus, will crash eight hundred meters below. A few kilometers from the Chinese border, nestled in the hollow of the Hunza mountains, the Wakhi villages perpetuate their ancestral traditions; like bouzkachi, this fierce game where acrobatic riders fight over the carcass of a goat... Author: Nicolas Cotto