The Silent Holy Stones

The Silent Holy Stones (Chinese: 静静的嘛呢石) is a 2006 Tibetan feature film written and directed by Pema Tseden.[1][2][3] The Silent Holy Stones is about the tale of a young Lama who comes from a remote monastery is enthusiastic about life, eager to learn, and curious about everything. The film won the Best Directorial Debut at the 25th Golden Rooster Awards, Asian New Talent Award for Best Director at the 8th Changchun Film Festival, and Best First Feature at the 13th Beijing College Student Film Festival.[4] The film was released on June 1, 2006, in China.

The Silent Holy Stones
Traditional Chinese靜靜的瑪呢石
Simplified Chinese静静的嘛呢石
Hanyu PinyinJìngjìngdě Máníshí
Directed byPema Tseden
Written byPema Tseden
Produced byPan Peicong
Li An
StarringLuosang Danpai
Living Buddha Juhuancang
CinematographySonthar Gyal
Du Jie
Edited byLi Fang
Zhou Yifu
Music byDege Cairang
Production
company
Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Distributed byHimalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co, Ltd
Release date
  • 1 June 2006 (2006-06-01)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageTibetan

Cast

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  • Luosang Danpai as the young Lama, a ten-year-old Tibetan boy.
  • Living Buddha Juhuancang as himself.

Production

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This film was shot in Guwa Monastery, northwest China's Qinghai province.

Accolades

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Date Award Category Result Notes
2005 25th Golden Rooster Awards Best Directorial Debut Won
10th Busan International Film Festival New Currents Award Nominated
2006 9th Shanghai International Film Festival Asian New Talent Award for Best Director Won
8th Changchun Film Festival Best Director Nominated
Special Jury Award Won
13th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best First Feature Won
2007 7th Chinese Film Media Award Best New Director Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "The Silent Holy Stones: An Evening with Pema Tseden". Filmstudiescenter. 2012-05-04.
  2. ^ 《静静的嘛呢石》欲填补民族电影空白. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2005-02-03.
  3. ^ 资料:影片《静静的嘛呢石》基本概况. Sina (in Chinese). 2005-09-27.
  4. ^ "Pema Tseden: Tibetan Films for Tibetan People". Asiasociety. 2010-04-10.
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