The Search

The Search (2009)

འཚོལ།

A filmmaker searches the Himalayas for an actor and actress to play the lead roles in his Tibetan opera.

Date of release
2009-08-11
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 45m
Director
Pema Tseden

Interesting facts

The Search or Soul Searching 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.

Production

This film was shot in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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