By / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
Renowned German director Werner Herzog, known for his cinematic prophecy that offers audiences moral warnings beyond the story, continues his signature style in his new film *Song of Salt and Fire*. Through a mysterious kidnapping case, the film unveils human folly and nature’s retaliation. This movie was filmed at the world’s largest salt flat — Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, which is about one-third the size of Taiwan. When the lake surface is covered with water, it reflects the sky like a mirror, creating a dreamlike landscape also known as the “Sky Mirror.”
Renowned German director Werner Herzog, known for his cinematic prophecy that offers audiences moral warnings beyond the story, continues his signature style in his new film *Song of Salt and Fire*. Through a mysterious kidnapping case, the film unveils human folly and nature’s retaliation. This movie was filmed at the world’s largest salt flat — Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, which is about one-third the size of Taiwan. When the lake surface is covered with water, it reflects the sky like a mirror, creating a dreamlike landscape also known as the “Sky Mirror.”
The otherworldly beauty of the Salar de Uyuni desert, hailed as the “Sky Mirror,” left the film crew in awe. (Image provided by Tianma Xingkong)
The Salar de Uyuni attracts a large number of tourists every year and is considered an absolutely must-visit stunning landscape. *Song of Salt and Fire* not only showcases this upside-down-like beauty with grand scenes and shots, but also captures the dry season when the lake turns into a vast white desert, delivering a shocking sense of human insignificance.
*Song of Salt and Fire* captures the dry season when the lake turns into a vast white desert, delivering a shocking sense of human insignificance. (Image provided by Tianma Xingkong)
Adapted from American novelist Tom Bissell’s short story *Aral*, *Song of Salt and Fire* explores environmental issues arising from human overexploitation of nature and the resulting retaliation. When Herzog first read the original story, he was captivated by its vivid imagery and ultimately decided to move the setting from Central Asia to South America — to Bolivia, where salt and fire coexist. Filming took place near the Uturuncu Volcano, at an altitude of about 4,000 meters.
*Song of Salt and Fire* takes viewers on a journey to explore this once-in-a-lifetime mysterious landscape, sparking the urge to book a flight and make a pilgrimage after watching the film. (Image provided by Tianma Xingkong)
In this desert known as the “Sky Mirror” — the Salar de Uyuni — the crew was amazed by the never-before-seen beautiful scenery, which the film also captures. It takes viewers to explore this once-in-a-lifetime mysterious landscape, sparking the urge to book a flight and make a pilgrimage after watching the film.
The story of *Song of Salt and Fire* follows scientist Laura and her team, who are sent by the United Nations to Bolivia to investigate an ecological disaster. In the endless, snow-white desert, she takes responsibility for caring for two boys and learns that their vision deterioration is actually caused by the so-called “white disaster.” What is the kidnapper’s motive?
The story of *Song of Salt and Fire* follows scientist Laura and her team, who are sent by the United Nations to Bolivia to investigate an ecological disaster. In the endless, snow-white desert, she takes responsibility for caring for two boys and learns that their vision deterioration is actually caused by the so-called “white disaster.” What is the kidnapper’s motive?
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