Metacritic reviews

They are naturals at acting, not because they're good at lying but because they can't be phony.

The dance between authenticity and storymaking works beautifully.

Most of the performers have limited acting experience, but they are perfect for their parts, exhibiting the courage, stamina and wariness essential to live in such a harsh environment.

A film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest.

The plot is woven from minutely observed details that beautifully evoke a rarely seen world.

(Valli) brings an ethnographer's eye for detail to a plot that amounts to little more than the good old generation gap.

It's the tortoise and the hare, Nepalese-style, and it's surprisingly dramatic.

Himalaya doesn't need a traditional story line to transport the viewer into another, fascinating world.

Valli's touch as an artist is too light, and his dramatic sense too timid, to make the film much more than a collection of pretty pictures.

Somehow, in spite of the stunning vistas and some witty and affecting moments, the story seems to unfold at a distance; the human drama is diminished by the setting rather than amplified by it.