| Soul on a String | |
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 Poster for the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Traditional Chinese | 皮繩上的魂 |
| Simplified Chinese | 皮绳上的魂 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Píshéngshàng de Hún |
| Directed by | Zhang Yang |
| Written by | Tashi Dawa Zhang Yang |
| Produced by | Li Li |
| Starring | Kimba Choenyi Tsering Siano Dudiom Zahi Yixi Danzeng |
| Cinematography | Guo Daming |
| Edited by | Le Wei |
Production companies | Madeng Film Limited Company Lichenguang International Cultural Media Limited Company |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin Tibetan |
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]
Tabei (塔贝) is a hunter who had killed countless animals. While 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" (掌纹地).
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.
The film premiered in 19th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 15, 2016, with wide-release in China on August 18, 2017.
| Date | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes |
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| 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 |
