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The Search (2009 film)

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Traditional
  
尋找智美更登

Directed by
  
Pema Tseden

Initial release
  
11 August 2009

Screenplay
  
Pema Tseden

6.9/10
IMDb

Simplified
  
寻找智美更登

Written by
  
Pema Tseden

Director
  
Pema Tseden

Music director
  
Dege Cairang

Mandarin
  
Xénzhǎo Zhìmeĭ Gēngdēng

Starring
  
Zong Zhi Manla Jiepu Dobe Dorje Drolma Gyab Lumo Tso

Production company
  
Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co. Ltd.

Cast
  
Tsondrey, Lumo Tso, Dobe Dorje, Drolma Gyab, Manla Kyab

Similar
  
Old Dog, Once Upon a Time in Tibet, The Horse Thief, Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, The Tibetan Dog

The Search or Soul Searching (Chinese: 寻找智美更登) is a 2009 Tibetan romance film written and directed by Pema Tseden. The Search is the first-ever film made in Western China's Tibet Autonomous Region to have been shot entirely with a Tibetan crew and in the Tibetan language. The film picks up the story of a photographer and a director travels from village to village looking for actors to star in a film based on the Tibetan opera Drimé Kunden, a legendary account of a prince who selflessly gives away his children and his own eyes to those in need. The film premiered at Locarno International Film Festival on August 11, 2009. The Search won Special Jury Award at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Goblet.

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Plot

A boss leads a director and a photographer to Tibet to look for an actor to star in a film based on the Tibetan opera Drimé Kunden, a legendary account of a prince who selflessly gives away his children and his own eyes to those in need. In order to find a suitable actor, they visits many Tibetan villages, towns and Townships, and monasteries. In a Tibetan village, director chose a girl who played Drimé Kunden's concubine, but the girl has covered her face, and she doesn't want anyone to see her face. The girl asks to follow them to find her former boyfriend, the director answers her request. Along the way, the boss tells the story of his first love. At last, the girl leaves her former boyfriend. The film crew continues to search for a suitable actor.

Cast

  • Zong Zhi
  • Manla Jiepu
  • Dobe Dorje
  • Drolma Gyab
  • Lumo Tso
  • Production

    This film was shot in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

    References

    The Search (2009 film) Wikipedia