Film

Above the Dust

2025 · 2h 3m · Drama

IMDb

7.4

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.

Ouyang Wenxin

Wo Tu

Yong Mei

Muyue

Zu Feng

Chuan

Jun Li

Grandfather

Wang Zichuan

Jiu

Zhao Xiaoning

Great-grandfather

Wang Jingchun

• Wang XiaoshuaiDirector · Writer
• Xuan LiuProducer
• Kim Hyun-seokDirector of Photography
• Juho NurmelaOriginal Music Composer
• Ella van der WoudeOriginal Music Composer

Release date

April 24, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

2h 3m

Rated

M18

Genres

Drama