Freedom Under Load

Carrying over a hundred kilos while climbing up a mountain buried under snow is no mean task. But for these porters in Slovakia, it is a way of life, a craft that has to be preserved, and saved from abolishment. While they fear being replaced by airplanes and helicopters, they persist in the delivery of goods even through blizzards and storms. What makes them do this brutal job? Find out in this documentary that delves into the lives and livelihood of active mountain porters over the age of 60, in Eastern Europe.