The Silent Holy Stones

The Silent Holy Stones
Traditional Chinese	靜靜的瑪呢石
Simplified Chinese	静静的嘛呢石
Hanyu Pinyin	Jìngjìngdě Máníshí
Directed by	Pema Tseden
Written by	Pema Tseden
Produced by	Pan Peicong Li An
Starring	Luosang Danpai Living Buddha Juhuancang
Cinematography	Sonthar Gyal Du Jie
Edited by	Li Fang Zhou Yifu
Music by	Dege Cairang
Production company	Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Distributed by	Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co, Ltd
Release date	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

• 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

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

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.

External links

• The Silent Holy Stones at IMDb
• The Silent Holy Stones at Douban (in Chinese)
• The Silent Holy Stones at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)