The Silent Holy Stones

The Silent Holy Stones
Traditional 靜靜的瑪呢石
Simplified 静静的嘛呢石
Mandarin Jìngjìngdě Máníshí
Directed by Pema Tseden
Produced by Pan Peicong
Li An
Written by Pema Tseden
Starring Luosang Danpai
Living Buddha Juhuancang
Music by Dege Cairang
Cinematography Sonthar Gyal
Du Jie
Edited by Li Fang
Zhou Yifu
Production
company
Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Distributed by Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co, Ltd
Release dates
  • 1 June 2006 (2006-06-01)
Running time
102 minutes
Country China
Language Tibetan

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.

Cast

Production

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

Accolades

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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