Above the Dust

International Perspective

Above the Dust

Wo Tu

China, Netherlands 2024 Fiction cor 122 min.

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 three generations of a family in modern Chinese rural life.

Presented at the Berlin International Film Festival.

China Netherlands childhood family international film festivals

direction

Wang Xiaoshuai

screenplay

Wang Xiaoshuai

cinematography

Kim Hyunseok

editing

Ruben Van Der Hammen

sound

Jiang Peng

sound design

Michel Schöpping

music

Ella Van Der Woude, Juho Nurmela

production design

Lv Dong

cast

Ouyang Wenxin, Yong Mei, Zu Feng, Li Jun, Wang Zichuan, Zhao Xiaoning

production

Liu Xuan

co-production

Zhao Yuan, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis

produced by

DongChun Films

co-produced by

Lemming Film

world sales

The Match Factory

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

12