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Above the Dust

2025 · 123 min Drama
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

“The land feeds us,” the old farmer says, but his son’s eyes are fixed on the city lights. In a northern Chinese village, the Wang family faces a choice: preserve their ancestral fields or sell them for development. The grandmother hoards seeds of rare rice varieties, the father dreams of a new tractor, and the university student daughter brings home ideas about organic farming. Their quiet life is disrupted by a real estate agent with contracts. Each day on this soil becomes a battle between tradition and progress, roots and future. The film explores not just a generational conflict, but the very essence of human connection to the earth beneath their feet.

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Original Title 沃土
Year 2025
Country China, Netherlands
Genre Drama
Director Wang Xiaoshuai
Runtime 123 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (2 votes)

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Wang Jing constructs an intimate drama through a restrained, almost documentary-like approach. Long static shots of fields and the home’s interior become characters in their own right.

Anyone ready for a film that trusts silence more than speeches will find a profound meditation on erosion. What lingers after the credits is the weight of choices made in whispers, not shouts. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Wang Xiaoshuai

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