Trembling Mountain (2016)

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Langtang, a paradise for trekker in the Himalaya, was among the worst hit spots by Nepal's 2015 earthquake. A glacial collapse caused an avalanche of rock, ice and mud, resulting in an air blast, equal to half the force of the Hiroshima atom bomb.

In showing the much dwindled community's response to loss and death, and their resettlement a year later, the film reveals the transformation, profound and yet often taken for granted, that has been sweeping the Himalaya over the last decades.