

2013
Year after year, just after the monsoon season has finished, thousands of families travel to a bleak desert in Gujerat, India, where they will stay for an endless eight months and extract salt from the earth, using the same painstaking, manual techniques as generations before them. Director Farida Pacha spent a season with one of these families, observing the very particular rhythms of their lives.
My Name Is Salt (2013) is a Documentary film that follows year after year, just after the monsoon season has finished, thousands of families travel to a bleak desert in Gujerat, India, where they will stay for an endless eight months and extract salt from the earth, using the same painstaking, manual techniques as generations before them. Director Farida Pacha spent a season with one of these families, observing the very particular rhythms of their lives. Currently, you can watch My Name Is Salt on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Alchemiya Amazon Channel, Amazon Video. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 7 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.