Above the Dust (2025)
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.
Director: Wang Xiaoshuai
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Ouyang Wenxin as Wo Tu |
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Yong Mei as Muyue |
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Zu Feng as Chuan |
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Jun Li as Grandfather |
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Wang Zichuan as Jiu |
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Zhao Xiaoning as Great-grandfather |
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Wang Jingchun as |
| Directing | Wang Xiaoshuai | Director |
| Production | Xuan Liu | Producer |
| Production | Leontine Petit | Co-Producer |
| Production | Erik Glijnis | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Kim Hyun-seok | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Juho Nurmela | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ella van der Woude | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Wang Xiaoshuai | Writer |
| Writing | Li Shijiang | Short Story |