Return to Dust

Name: Return to Dust
Director: Li Ruijun

Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama | China

Main data

Director	Li Ruijun
Written by	Li Ruijun
Production	Hucheng No.7 Films [cn], Alibaba Pictures [cn], Aranya Pictures [cn], Beijing J.Q. Spring Pictures [cn], Dream Media [cn], Qizi Films [cn], Such A Good Film [cn]
Distributor	M-Appeal World Sales UG (haftungsbeschränkt) [de], Rapid Eye Movies [de]

Project data

Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 20.000 EUR (02/2023)
Length of movie	2h 20min

Trailers/Videos

Trailer (English subtitles)

Posters

Brief synopsis

The humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. To survive, they have to come together and build a home for themselves.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Wu Renlin	Ma Youtie [L]
Panward Kwang Hiu	Cao Guiying [L]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Weihua Wang
Costume designer	Jingyin Wu
Director	Li Ruijun
Editor	Li Ruijun
Composer	Peyman Yazdanian
Producer	Min Zhang
Producer	Yan Li
Production designer	Han Dahai
Screenwriter	Li Ruijun

Production companies

Company	Comment
Hucheng No.7 Films [cn]
Alibaba Pictures [cn]
Aranya Pictures [cn]
Beijing J.Q. Spring Pictures [cn]
Dream Media [cn]
Qizi Films [cn]
Such A Good Film [cn]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
M-Appeal World Sales UG (haftungsbeschränkt) [de] International sales	International sales
Rapid Eye Movies [de] Germany (theatrical) 2023	Germany (theatrical) 2023

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Li Ruijun	2022	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Golden Bear for Best Film	Golden Bear for Best Film	Nominated

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 02/03/2023
Premiere		Sunday, 13/02/2022	Berlinale. Berlin International Film Festival

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