Above the Dust (2024) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 17, 2024

Original Title:
沃土

Alternate Titles:
尘埃之上
尘埃飞扬

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Dongchun Films
Lemming Film

Production Countries:
China | Netherlands

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 123

Ten-year-old Wo Tu dreams of having a water pistol like other boys in his village. Even though his father promised, he fails to bring one from the city. But there is one hope for Wo Tu: his dying grandfather assures him to grant him the wish as a ghost. After his death, the old man visits the boy in his dreams, initiating a treasure hunt. Soon, the limits between reality and dream, past and present, become more and more blurred. A portrait of the profound love for the land, across three generations of a family in modern Chinese rural life.

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Co-Producer:
Leontine Petit
Erik Glijnis

Director:
Wang Xiaoshuai

Director of Photography:
Kim Hyun-seok

Original Music Composer:
Juho Nurmela
Ella van der Woude

Producer:
Xuan Liu

Short Story:
Li Shijiang

Writer:
Wang Xiaoshuai

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