<p>Young Chorten and his guide walk through the Himalayas, forced into exile to escape the invaders who have occupied their country. Chorten does not want to leave his country, but the guide explains that it is necessary to continue living. On the way, they encounter a Yak, who will lead them to the neighbouring country. They also meet two other children, young Tsangpo and his sister Song, who are also on the run. The journey is hard and tiring, and the little Tsangpo cannot resist the cold of the mountains. Shortly afterwards, the Yak also abandons them. Chorten and Song are exhausted, but the guide convinces them to continue their journey. And finally they arrive: the signal is a light cloud of butterflies surrounding the children.</p>

Young audiences

Cagnard Jean

France

Alès

Printed

Exile

Child

Childhood

Cold

Journey

Children--Death

Death

Mountain

Butterfly

Poetry

Himalaya

Domination

Freedom

Border

Hallucination

Soldier

Humour

Flight

Pathetic

Fantasy

French

Storyteller

Allegory

Alternating narrative / dialogue

Talking animal

Apparition

Brawl

Disguise

Active stage directions

Animated natural element

Speechless character

Repetition of a word

Scene of madness

Scene fragment

Silence

Warning signs

Des papillons sous les pas