''Ganglamedo'' ({{bo, t=གངས་ལ་མེ་ཏོག་, w=gangs la me tog, Chinese ''冈拉梅朵''; ganglameiduo; meaning "Snow Flower") is a 2006
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
from
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
. It is directed by Dai Wei and written by
Tashi Dawa.
Plot
''Ganglamedo'' is about one of the most popular Tibetan
folk song
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be c ...
s, "Ganglamedo" ("Snow lotus"), about two girls and two men.
The story begins sixty years ago, in Tibet. A local girl, who sings the Ganglamedo, calls herself by same name. She is in love with a Tibetan man, Acuo, and they plan to marry. She disappears the night before the marriage is to take place.
Sixty years later, a Chinese singer, An Yu, comes to Tibet to find her lost voice. She meets young Tibetan man Anzha, who helps her get to Lake Namucuo. One day An Yu meets an old woman, Lamu, and discovers she is Ganglamedo.
Cast
* 姜世贞 (Kang Se-Jeong), South Korean actress; as An Yu
* 仁青顿珠 (Renqing Dunzhu), Tibetan actor; as Acuo
* 郑昊 (Zheng Hao); Chinese actor
* 索朗措 (Suo Lang Cuo); Tibetan actress
* 丹增卓嘎 (Dan Zeng Zhuo Ga); Tibetan actress
Production
''Ganglamedo'' is a
Tibetan-language film A Tibetan-language film is a motion picture where the Tibetan language is spoken significantly. Some Tibetan language films include "Tharlo" and ''Old Dog'', directed by Pema Tseden
Pema Tseden (), also called Wanma Tsaidan (; born December 1969), ...
, directed by Dai Wei, written by
Tashi Dawa.
Theme song
Two most famous Tibetan folk singers
* 亚东 (Ya Dong)
* 索朗旺姆 (
Sonam Wangmo)
External links
Yes Asia - Ganglamedo DVDChinafilmHudong - Chinese encyklopedia
2006 films
Tibetan-language films
Films about Tibet