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Return to Dust

NR
Movie
2022
2h 13m
Mandarin
Drama, Romance
Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth's cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.4
IMDB
Return to Dust (2022) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
90

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Wu Renlin
Ma Youtie
Hai Qing
Cao Guiying
Yang Guangrui
Zhang Yongfu's Son
Wu Yunzhi
Ma Youtong's Second Son
Directed By: Li Ruijun
Written By: Li Ruijun

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Saint Pauly says...
2 years ago
Like watching a wall for two hours but at least it's a wall with character. It's a good thing I saw this +2-hour film about a poor farmer in China in the cinema rather than at home, because if I'd watched it streaming I would've let myself be distracted by my phone, then pressed pause 'just for a minute', and then turned it off promising myself I'd watch it later but knowing even as I was doing so that was never going to happen. Instead, watching it in the cinema forced me to concentrate exclusively on the film and, while it's not an easy watch and definitely not my kind of movie, I came away a richer person for the experience. Return to Dust is more romantic than the Before trilogy combined and more human than I could ever hope to be.
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r19131 says...
2 years ago
The extreme romanticization of misery and the fictionalization of the actual situation in rural China seems to touch on the problem of poverty in rural China, but it gives me the illusion that I am talking about love in a big way, damn it!!!!!!
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