Return to Dust
7.6
“An unlikely love story.”
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.
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Cast
13 people
Wu Renlin
Ma Youtie
Also in
Fly With the Crane
无界之爱
海清
Hai Qing
Cao Guiying
Known for
Operation Red Sea
Finding Mr. Right
Yang Guangrui
Zhang Yongfu's Son
No other roles listed
Dengfeng Zhao
Ma Youtong
Also in
A Town Panics
百团大战
Cailan Wang
Sister-in-Law
No other roles listed
Jiangui Zeng
Ma Youtong's Eldest Son
No other roles listed
Wu Yunzhi
Ma Youtong's Second Son
No other roles listed
Zhanhong Ma
Brother Guiying
No other roles listed
Cuilan Wang
Guiying's Sister-in-Law
No other roles listed
Caixia Xu
Ma Hongmei
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Shengfu Li
Village Chief
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Li Ruijun Director · Wang Weihua Cinematographer Han Dahai Production designer
United States release July 21, 2023 · Produced in China · Production Beijing J.Q. Spring Pictures 北京嘉映春天影业, Gansu Qizi Culture & Media
Production
Aranya Pictures
Production
Beijing J.Q. Spring Pictures 北京嘉映春天影业
Production
Gansu Qizi Culture & Media
Production
Hangzhou Qinzizai
Production
Hucheng No.7 Films
Production
Such A Good Film
Production
Beijing Alibaba Pictures Culture
Production
Anhui Xinmeng Culture Media
Production
Beijing Kaixiu Cultural Media
Production
Kenuo Television Media
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
隐入尘烟
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2022
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
China · July 8, 2022
Theatrical
United States · July 21, 2023
Limited theatrical · BAM Rose Cinema, New York City & Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago
United States · October 17, 2023
Digital
United States
October 7, 2022 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Australia
August 7, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Croatia
September 6, 2022 · Premiere · Split Film Festival
Czechia
October 6, 2022 · Theatrical
France
February 8, 2023 · Theatrical
May 17, 2023 · Digital · VOD
Greece
November 7, 2022 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
November 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 11, 2022 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
Italy
April 29, 2022 · Premiere · Udine Far East Film Festival
April 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Japan
February 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 8, 2022 · Theatrical
Poland
July 22, 2022 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
Portugal
November 14, 2022 · Premiere · Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival
Puerto Rico
October 17, 2023 · Digital
Slovakia
October 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
October 26, 2022 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
July 14, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 14, 2022 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 4, 2022 · Theatrical
March 3, 2023 · Premiere · Borderlines Film Festival
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