'Tsol = Xun zhao zhi mei geng deng = The search

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Full Title:: 'Tsol = Xun zhao zhi mei geng deng = The search / Film Bureau State Administration of Radio Film & TV ; Himalaya Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ; presented by Sangye Gyamtso, Pema Tseden ; producer, Sangye Gyamtso ; directing & script, Pema Tseden

Variant Titles:: Search
Chinese title on container: Xun zhao zhi mei geng deng
Chinese title on container: 寻找智美更登
Also known as: Soul searching

Additional Author/Creators:: Pad-ma-tshe-brtan, 1969-2023
Sangye Gyamtso
Manla Kyab
Tsondrey
Lumo Tso
Himalay Audio & Visual Culture Communication Co.
dGenerate Films (Firm)
Icarus Films

Genre:: Feature films
Fiction films
Subjects:: Auditions--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Drama
Motion picture industry--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Drama
Amdo (China : Region)--Drama
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Drama

Summary:: A director, his assistant, and a businessman drive through the Amdo region of Tibet, scouring small villages to find actors for their adaptation of the namthar of Drime Kunden, an opera traditionally peformed for the Tibetan New Year. The opera tells the story of a prince - an early incarnation of Buddha - who gives away all his possessions, his wife and children, and even his own eyes. Unfortunately, they cannot find many people who even remember the Tibetan operatic tradition.
Language:: Tibetan
Language Note:: In Tibetan (Amdo dialect) with English subtitles. Credits in Tibetan and English.
Physical Type/Description:: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Technical Note:: DVD-R; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digitial 2.0.
General Note:: Statement of responsibility from English credits.
Oiginally released on film in 2009.
Participant/Performer Note:: Manla Kyab, Tsondrey, Lumo Tso.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Photographer, Zonthar Gyal.