Summary Before the dawn of human memory, the legend of one of the most enigmatic peoples on Earth tells us that their ancestors came from the stars to Earth in celestial ships. We are with the Toraja people on Sulawesi, an island somewhere between Borneo and the Moluccas. Sulawesi, the old Celebes, was long regarded as the "island of the infamous" and was a pirate base in the South Pacific for almost 300 years. Feared bounty hunters were the Toraja until 200 years ago and still today "aluk todolo", the old religion, determines the life of the jungle people. If a tribe member dies, so the belief, he sees the light of the stars, the home of his ancestors. Everyone wants to go back there, but only the souls of the dead find admission to "Puya", the realm of the blessed. "Pasta Mati" begins, a centuries-old ritual of the "Star People," a kind of "ascension" of the Toraja soul into the kingdom of light.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Before the dawn of human memory, the legend of one of the most enigmatic peoples on Earth tells us that their ancestors came from the stars to Earth in celestial ships. We are with the Toraja people on Sulawesi, an island somewhere between Borneo and the Moluccas. Sulawesi, the old Celebes, was long regarded as the "island of the infamous" and was a pirate base in the South Pacific for almost 300 years. Feared bounty hunters were the Toraja until 200 years ago and still today "aluk todolo", the old religion, determines the life of the jungle people. If a tribe member dies, so the belief, he sees the light of the stars, the home of his ancestors. Everyone wants to go back there, but only the souls of the dead find admission to "Puya", the realm of the blessed. "Pasta Mati" begins, a centuries-old ritual of the "Star People," a kind of "ascension" of the Toraja soul into the kingdom of light.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions