TV PROGRAM | FRANCE 2 – 8:05 p.m. Actor Tomer Sisley set sail for Nepal for Rendezvous in an Unknown Land. Bad luck for him, the highlight of the trip will not be broadcast during the show…
This Tuesday, November 26, Tomer Sisley will be the guest of Raphaël de Casabianca on the show Meet in unknown land on France 2, in prime-time. For this unique number, the actor flew to Nepal, where he went to meet the Dolpo-pa people living in one of the most remote and highest regions in the world, in the heart of the Himalayas. . An extraordinary initiatory journey for the actor.
During this unique human adventure, Tomer Sisley experienced powerful moments alongside the Dolpo-pa families. Isolated and cut off from the modern world, this community struggles to perpetuate its ancestral way of life, despite the harshness of its environment, notably a winter that lasts six long months. A real lesson in resilience and wisdom that the actor was able to observe.
“Since then, my approach to problems has changed a little”
But Meet in unknown land goes, as always, beyond the magnificent images brought back from the most remote regions of the planet. In the media, Tomer Sisley confided that he had a very personal experience in Nepal. And not everything will be on screen unfortunately. In an interview given to Télé Star magazine to promote the show, the actor revealed that he had received “an extraordinary life lesson” during a moment which was not filmed but which had a profound impact on him. .
What viewers will miss is as simple as it is revealing: Tomer Sisley describes in particular having witnessed the traditional making of goat’s cheese by the locals, a long and extremely physically demanding process. “Since then, my approach to problems has changed a little,” he testifies with emotion.
This immersion in the middle of a humble and hardworking people was also tailor-made for the star. Far from the glitz and tumult of his life as an actor, Tomer Sisley enjoys a simple life close to nature when he is not on film sets. He says he lives in “a hole in the countryside near a river”, with “a little lost mill, [s]are geese, [s]are ducks, [s]hens”. A haven of peace that echoes the serenity that the Dolpo-pa people exude despite the hardships.