RITOMA

Where basketball meets Tibet

Synopsis

The Tibetan Plateau is one of the world's highest and largest and home to the Ritomas, who struggle to keep their nomadic culture alive while embracing the modern world, notably in the form of their newfound passion: basketball.

Helped by an American coach, the villagers want to build the best team around and decide to organize a tournament.

This film is a rich and moving human story of former nomads and monks playing basketball on a high altitude windswept outdoor ground. These colorful characters uncover another Tibetan reality at the crossroads of tradition and modernity.