The Stone Council
In France, the single translator Diane Siprien adopts an Asian baby named Liu-San in a foundation directed by Sybille Weber. Years later, a weird mark appears on the boy's chest and Diane and Liu share their dreadful nightmares. Diane is assigned for a three-day job in German and she leaves Liu with her friend Sybille. However, while going to the airport, Diane finds Liu hidden in the backseat and startles with an eagle flying toward the windshield, crashing her car. Liu falls into a coma and his digital recorder records the boy speaking in an unknown dialect. When Diane searches the translation and the origins of Liu, she is surrounded by mysterious murders. She discovers that the dialect is from the mystic Mongolian Tseven tribe and that Liu is a powerful Observer; further, he is in danger, threatened by sorcerers that need the boy for their Council of the Stone.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 2006
- Country
- France, Italy, Germany
Details
Release year: 2006
Storyline
In France, the single translator Diane Siprien adopts an Asian baby named Liu-San in a foundation directed by Sybille Weber. Years later, a weird mark appears on the boy's chest and Diane and Liu share their dreadful nightmares. Diane is assigned for a three-day job in German and she leaves Liu with her friend Sybille. However, while going to the airport, Diane finds Liu hidden in the backseat and startles with an eagle flying toward the windshield, crashing her car. Liu falls into a coma and his digital recorder records the boy speaking in an unknown dialect. When Diane searches the translation and the origins of Liu, she is surrounded by mysterious murders. She discovers that the dialect is from the mystic Mongolian Tseven tribe and that Liu is a powerful Observer; further, he is in danger, threatened by sorcerers that need the boy for their Council of the Stone.
Top credits
Monica Bellucci — Laura Siprien
Catherine Deneuve — Sybille Weber
Moritz Bleibtreu — Serguei Makov
Sami Bouajila — Lucas
Did you know
• Sophie Marceau was the first choice for the lead role that ended up with Monica Bellucci.
• Marion Cotillard was cast for the role of Clarisse but dropped out to do A Good Year (2006) instead. She was replaced by Elsa Zylberstein.
• Italian censorship visa # 100884 delivered on 14-6-2007.
User reviews
tortuously slow,but strangely compelling
Roma Film Festival - Le Concile de Pierre: WHY was this film in the festival?!
Formulaic and boring...
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
