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靜靜的瑪呢石
Simplified静静的嘛呢石
MandarinJìngjìngdě Máníshí
Directed byPema Tseden
Produced byPan Peicong
Li An
Written byPema Tseden
StarringLuosang Danpai
Living Buddha Juhuancang
Music byDege Cairang
CinematographySonthar Gyal
Du Jie
Edited byLi Fang
Zhou Yifu
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
  • Luosang Danpai as the young Lama, a ten-year-old Tibetan boy.
  • Living Buddha Juhuancang as himself.

Production

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

Accolades
DateAwardCategoryResultNotes
200525th Golden Rooster AwardsBest Directorial DebutWon
10th Busan International Film FestivalNew Currents AwardNominated
20069th Shanghai International Film FestivalAsian New Talent Award for Best DirectorWon
8th Changchun Film FestivalBest DirectorNominated
Special Jury AwardWon
13th Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest First FeatureWon
20077th Chinese Film Media AwardBest New DirectorNominated

References
  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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