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      Released Jul 21, 2023 2 hr. 14 min. Drama Romance TRAILER for Return to Dust: Trailer 1 List
      96% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 83% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their newly planted crops take root and flourish; and similarly, an unexpected bond between the two starts to blossom. As seasons pass their dedication to each other grows stronger, but change and adversity soon threaten the idyllic existence they share. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 27 Buy Now

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      Bara S cultivate sympathy in scane. but we only tell fairy tales. This is a story of love, struggle, and a slice of life. Is this real? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/25/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The most romantic 02 hours: and 14 minutes ever!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review An epic composed of ordinary life Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com Every frame of this movie is exquisitely considered without seeming fussy or stagy. Rated: 3/4 Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Austin Considine New York Times A touching portrait of love and resiliency in a collapsing rural community of Gansu Province. Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) It’s a gorgeous, quietly affecting film that finds an unassuming beauty in this simple life in rural China, but which doesn’t shy away from the extreme hardships faced by the very poorest. Rated: 4/5 Nov 6, 2022 Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) Its heartbreaking and heartwarming empathy for these two captivating individuals leads me to already put it on my Top 10 List for 2023. Aug 31, 2023 Full Review Michael Clark Epoch Times The CCP succeeded in halting most Chinese citizens from seeing “Dust” but, given the fact that the movie is now verboten, the demand will only grow in size. Nothing will make people more interested in watching something than telling them that they can’t. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 12, 2023 Full Review Sumner Forbes Film Threat I’m blown away by Ruijun’s drama... Rated: 9.5/10 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their newly planted crops take root and flourish; and similarly, an unexpected bond between the two starts to blossom. As seasons pass their dedication to each other grows stronger, but change and adversity soon threaten the idyllic existence they share.
      Director
      Ruijun Li
      Executive Producer
      Qin Hong, He Xiang, Yibai Zhang
      Screenwriter
      Ruijun Li
      Distributor
      Film Movement
      Production Co
      Gansu Qizi Culture & Media, Beijing Showcase Culture Media, Alibaba Pictures, Beijing J.Q. Spring Pictures, Han Zhou Qinzizai, Aranya Pictures, Dream Media
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 21, 2023, Limited
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $20.9K
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