Suspicion

In Yunnan, China, at a height of 2,700 meters at the foot of the Himalayas Mountains, the Moso is a non violent egalitarian community led by women without discrimination, oppression or repression irrespective of gender. For thousands years they have been proving that a harmonious and peaceful life is still possible. The beauty of the environment, direct accounts and personal thoughts intertwine around the theme of absence of violence. What are the foundations making such a community of about 40,000 people exist, 'an exemplary society' as declared by the United Nations in 1995 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their creation? But above all, how long will they be able to resist the pressures of a market economy provoked by a more and more pervasive mass tourism? —Vesoul Asian Film Festival In China, in the foothills of the Himalayas, a non-violent egalitarian society has for millennial offered proof that a harmonious and peaceful life is still possible. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations the Mosuo were recognized as a "model society". On what basis does this community of about 50,000 people function? Above all, for how much longer can it resist the pressures of a market economy engendered by strategically organized mass tourism? In a landscape of outstanding beauty, encounters and testimonies draw us closer to the traditional values cherished by this ethnic group confronted by a crucial challenge: how to safeguard the essence of its identity from destruction and not succumb, as have so many other societies, to the impact of unconstrained globalization.