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A Soil A Culture A River A People

2025 15 min English
Wubly rating 6.3 IMDb rating 5.9

In a dystopian future where borders between countries are indefinitely closed, a replica of Hannover becomes the only way to experience Western culture. Citizen Yu roams through this nostalgic yet eerie town, built from memories of the past. What does he really see?

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Viv Li Director · Grimm Vandekerckhove Cinematographer

First release August 28, 2025 · Produced in Belgium, China, Germany · Languages Chinese, English, German, Tagalog

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Belgium · China · Germany

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Original title

You Jian Chui Yan

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

Chinese · English · German · Tagalog

Release dates

Italy · August 28, 2025

Premiere · Venice Film Festival

No release date listed for United States.

Hong Kong SAR China

October 23, 2026 · Premiere · The ifva Festival

Taiwan

November 18, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

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