Above the Dust

2022

Dir. WANG Xiaoshuai

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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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About

MAINCREW  

Director: WANG Xiaoshuai

Writer: WANG Xiaoshuai

Co-Producers: Leontine PETIT, Erik GLIJNIS

Director of Photography: KIM Hyunseok

Production Designer: LV Dong

Sound Designer: Michel SCHÖPPING

Sound Recordist: JIANG Peng

Editor: Ruben Van Der HAMMEN, NCE

Composer: Juho NURMEL, Ella van der WOUDE

Based on/Drafted by THE SHORT STORY 'THE MAGIC OF MY GRANDPA' / LI Shijiang

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Original title: WO TU

International title: ABOVE THE DUST

Type: Drama

Duration: 123 min

Aspect Ratio: 2:1

Format: DCP

Sound: 7.1

Year: 2024

Original languages: Northwest Chinese Dialect / Mandarin

Countries of production: China, Netherlands

Co-production Companies: LEMMING FILM B.V.

With the support of: Special Fund for Promoting the Development of Shanghai Film, The Netherlands Film Fund and the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, JingAn District Special Fund for Shanghai Films

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