Bibliograph

The Wakhis - Pakistan, directed by Bernard Guerrini ; produced by Fabrice Esteve, Gilles Thion and Jean Dufour

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The Wakhis - Pakistan, directed by Bernard Guerrini ; produced by Fabrice Esteve, Gilles Thion and Jean Dufour

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Wakhis - Pakistan

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

877880412

Responsibility statement

directed by Bernard Guerrini ; produced by Fabrice Esteve, Gilles Thion and Jean Dufour

Runtime

Series statement

Ethnographic video online, volume 2Horsemen, episode 3

Summary

In the North-East of Pakistan, the Karakoram mountain range is home to the Wakhis. It is the last place in the world where the primary form of polo is still practiced, a game without any precise rules or protection for men or horses. Originally, the Wakhis were cattlemen who, over time became farmers. Horses always allowed them to keep a strong link with their nomad origins. Heider, a Wakhi farmer from Zoodkhon, decided to initiate his two sons, Nawaz and Hassan, to the ancestral practice of polo. This sport imposes an exceptional relationship between men and horses. “Stick polo” enthusiasts, both of his children already possess their own sticks and hope to become champions one day. After training on the village's only polo field, it is time for Nawaz and Hassan to saddle up and get to the high mountain pasture to play their first game

Target audience

general

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