Soul on a String

Soul on a String (Tibetan: རྒྱུད་སྐུད་སྟེང་གི་རྣམ་ཤེས) is a 2016 Chinese Tibetan-language adventure film directed by Zhang Yang and co-written by Zhang Yang and Tashi Dawa,[1] based on Tashi Dawa's short stories "Souls Tied to the Knots on a Leather Cord" and "On the Road to Lhasa" (去拉萨的路上). It stars Kimba, Choenyi Tsering, Siano Dudiom Zahi, and Yixi Danzeng.[2] The film premiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 15, 2016, and opened in China on August 18, 2017.[3][4]

Soul on a String
Poster for the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Traditional	皮繩上的魂
Simplified	皮绳上的魂
Mandarin	Píshéngshàng dĕ Hún
Directed by	Zhang Yang
Produced by	Li Li
Written by	Tashi Dawa Zhang Yang
Starring	Kimba Choenyi Tsering Siano Dudiom Zahi Yixi Danzeng
Cinematography	Guo Daming
Edited by	Le Wei
Production company	Madeng Film Limited Company Lichenguang International Cultural Media Limited Company
Release date	15 June 2016 (Shanghai International Film Festival) 18 August 2017 (China)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin Tibetan

Plot

Tabei (塔贝) is a hunter who had killed countless animals. Once, when he hunting a deer, he is killed by lightning. But it isn't long before that he is saved by the Gautama Buddha, who orders him to escort a treasure to a holy land of Tibetan place named "Zhangwendi".

Cast

• Kimba as Tabei, a hunter who is killed by lightning when he hunting a deer, but the Gautama Buddha saves him from life and orders him to escort a treasure to a place named "Zhangwendi" (掌纹地).
• Choenyi Tsering as Qiong, a beautiful and lonely shepherdess who is pregnant with Tabei's child.
• Siano Dudiom Zahi as Zhandui, elder brother of Guo Ri, he wants to find Tabei for revenge.
• Yixi Danzeng as Pu, a mute and Tabei's attendant.
• Gengdeng Pengcuo

Production

Madeng Film Limited Company and Lichenguang International Cultural Media Limited Company purchased the film rights. The script for the film was finished in 2007 written by Tashi Dawa. The film was wrapped in 2014.[5]

Most of the film was shot on location in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Release

The film premiered in 19th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 15, 2016, with wide-release in China on August 18, 2017.

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Notes
2015	53rd Golden Horse Award	Best New Performer	Kimba	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Tashi Dawa	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Guo Daming	Nominated
		Best Makeup & Costume Design	Lei Jing	Nominated
		Best Original Film Score	Zhang Jian	Nominated
		Best Sound Effects	Yang Jiang and Zhao Nan	Nominated
2016	19th Shanghai International Film Festival	Golden Goblet Award for Best Cinematography	Guo Daming	Won
		Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film	Soul on a String	Nominated
2018	9th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Film	Soul on a String	Nominated	[6]
		Best Director	Zhang Yang	Nominated

References

1. 张杨《皮绳上的魂》今日上映 真相海报解谜命运. 163 (in Chinese). 2017-08-18.
2. 组图：《皮绳上的魂》首映 藏族美女抢眼. sina (in Chinese). 2017-08-03.
3. 《皮绳上的魂》：一部值得珍视的电影. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-08-18.
4. 张杨《皮绳上的魂》讲述猎人护宝记. sina (in Chinese). 2017-08-17.
5. 《冈仁波齐》姊妹篇《皮绳上的魂》近日来穗路演. sina (in Chinese). 2017-07-31.
6. "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). February 27, 2018.

External links

• Soul on a String at IMDb
• Soul on a String at Douban (in Chinese)
• Soul on a String at the Mtime.com (in Chinese)