The Stone Council (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, The Stone Council is a thriller, fantasy, drama and crime film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, running about 102 minutes.

What it’s about. 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 Germany 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..

Who’s in it. The Stone Council stars Monica Bellucci as Laura Siprien, Catherine Deneuve as Sybille Weber, Moritz Bleibtreu as Serguei Makov and Sami Bouajila as Lucas, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.4/10, The Stone Council has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Stone Council page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Stone Council tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.