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Return to Dust

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.

Director

Ruijun Li

Year

Genre

Box Office

$22,692

Production

N/A

Awards

12 wins & 13 nominations total

Ma Youtie

Cao Guiying

Zhang Yongfu's Son

Ma Youtong

Sister-in-Law

Ma Youtong's Eldest Son

Ma Youtong's Second Son

Brother Guiying

Guiying's Sister-in-Law

Ma Hongmei

Village Chief

Clothes Stall Owner

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Slow down, slow down. - Return to Dust

Slow down, slow down.

Guiying and I are here
to burn you some paper money. - Return to Dust

Guiying and I are here to burn you some paper money.

We used to have a crazy
in our village. - Return to Dust

We used to have a crazy in our village.

To the sickle, he'd say
"What could the wheat say?" - Return to Dust

To the sickle, he'd say "What could the wheat say?...

"What could the wheat say?" - Return to Dust

"What could the wheat say?"

"What could the wheat say?" - Return to Dust

"What could the wheat say?"

When he saw the catapulting...
he'd tell us off angrily. - Return to Dust

When he saw the catapulting... he'd tell us off angrily...

It's only now that
I'm halfway to the grave - Return to Dust

It's only now that I'm halfway to the grave

My brother and
sister-in-law beat me hard. - Return to Dust

My brother and sister-in-law beat me hard.

Quick, get some hay and dry wood. - Return to Dust

Quick, get some hay and dry wood.

Stop it - Return to Dust

Their land rent and wages... - Return to Dust

Their land rent and wages...

When the corn is
sold, they will all be paid. - Return to Dust

When the corn is sold, they will all be paid.

To lift those last bundles up here? - Return to Dust

To lift those last bundles up here?

Watch out!
You'll ruin all the ears of wheat! - Return to Dust

Watch out! You'll ruin all the ears of wheat!

I keep a donkey
because it can pull the cart. - Return to Dust

I keep a donkey because it can pull the cart.

I put too little weight on the front.
If you sit there, you'll balance it. - Return to Dust

I put too little weight on the front. If you sit there, you&...

So I'll always find you,
wherever you go. - Return to Dust

So I'll always find you, wherever you go.

No, don't scratch it.
How come so much rash on your wrist? - Return to Dust

No, don't scratch it. How come so much rash on your wri...

Come on, it's warm
when you're in the water, - Return to Dust

Come on, it's warm when you're in the water,

Lean forward, hold tight. - Return to Dust

Lean forward, hold tight.

Stay still, I'll give you a good rub. - Return to Dust

Stay still, I'll give you a good rub.

... move over
in the next couple of days. - Return to Dust

... move over in the next couple of days.

- Okay.
- That's all, I'll be going. - Return to Dust

- Okay. - That's all, I'll be going.

- Come in and have a seat.
- No, no, I will see myself off. - Return to Dust

- Come in and have a seat. - No, no, I will see myself off.

- Do you have a place to live?
- Yes, don't worry, I do. - Return to Dust

- Do you have a place to live? - Yes, don't worry, I do...

A little bit more. - Return to Dust

A little bit more.

The sound from the rain
bottles in the eaves is nicer here. - Return to Dust

The sound from the rain bottles in the eaves is nicer here.

That's your way of saying... - Return to Dust

That's your way of saying...

"Home-made is best every time". - Return to Dust

"Home-made is best every time".

I'll buy you a big
TV set for the New Year - Return to Dust

I'll buy you a big TV set for the New Year

To see a reputable doctor. - Return to Dust

To see a reputable doctor.

Then we'll go have
a good look round the city. - Return to Dust

Then we'll go have a good look round the city.

Just recently I've been busy
with your elder nephew's wedding. - Return to Dust

Just recently I've been busy with your elder nephew...

Here... Some leftovers from
the wedding reception. - Return to Dust

Here... Some leftovers from the wedding reception.

So you'd be too busy
to come to the wedding reception. - Return to Dust

So you'd be too busy to come to the wedding reception.

There's something
I need to discuss with you. - Return to Dust

There's something I need to discuss with you.

The National Poverty
Alleviation Policy says that every - Return to Dust

The National Poverty Alleviation Policy says that every

Where would I keep
my donkey, pigs and hens? - Return to Dust

Where would I keep my donkey, pigs and hens?

Your second nephew said
the application will begin. - Return to Dust

Your second nephew said the application will begin.

Now the price of buildings is very high. - Return to Dust

Now the price of buildings is very high.

If we miss this chance,
how could I find the money... - Return to Dust

If we miss this chance, how could I find the money...

You're one of the poorest
in our village. - Return to Dust

You're one of the poorest in our village.

And you donate 'panda'
blood for Zhang Yongfu. - Return to Dust

And you donate 'panda' blood for Zhang Yongfu.

And that saves most people
in our village. - Return to Dust

And that saves most people in our village.

Where would they get their
land rent and wages then? - Return to Dust

Where would they get their land rent and wages then?

It looks as if you're
planting footprints in the field. - Return to Dust

It looks as if you're planting footprints in the field.

Maybe in a few days the
autumn vegetables won't grow, - Return to Dust

Maybe in a few days the autumn vegetables won't grow,

Because you can't move if
your feet 'grow' in the field. - Return to Dust

Because you can't move if your feet 'grow' in...

Feet let people walk around. - Return to Dust

Feet let people walk around.

They're better off than crops
and vegetables grown in the field. - Return to Dust

They're better off than crops and vegetables grown in t...

Things grown
in the field can't go anywhere. - Return to Dust

Things grown in the field can't go anywhere.

Where can our feet take us? - Return to Dust

Where can our feet take us?

We're also tied to our land. - Return to Dust

We're also tied to our land.

Tell me, how can a peasant
live without land? - Return to Dust

Tell me, how can a peasant live without land?

'Iron' Ma. You'll soon move into this
spacious and tidy apartment. - Return to Dust

'Iron' Ma. You'll soon move into this spaciou...

How do you feel? - Return to Dust

How do you feel?

... and the hens live? - Return to Dust

... and the hens live?

This miserable hen - Return to Dust

This miserable hen

No wonder there's one gone missing. - Return to Dust

No wonder there's one gone missing.

It grew up in Ma Chengwan's old house. - Return to Dust

It grew up in Ma Chengwan's old house.

Quickly. Get inside and cover
up with heavy duvets - Return to Dust

Quickly. Get inside and cover up with heavy duvets

Taste the first egg
from the chickens you raised. - Return to Dust

Taste the first egg from the chickens you raised.

Get your energy back, go on. - Return to Dust

Get your energy back, go on.

From now on,
they'll lay eggs every day. - Return to Dust

From now on, they'll lay eggs every day.

You eat and get better soon. - Return to Dust

You eat and get better soon.

"Date of marriage
registration: 2011.02.08" - Return to Dust

"Date of marriage registration: 2011.02.08"

Chinese style, Western style.
This side is women's wear. - Return to Dust

Chinese style, Western style. This side is women's wear...

Your marriage certificate photo
looks really blurred when we zoom in. - Return to Dust

Your marriage certificate photo looks really blurred when we...

Guiying, take this TV with you. - Return to Dust

Guiying, take this TV with you.

Okay, you have 912 kilos of wheat. - Return to Dust

Okay, you have 912 kilos of wheat.

Then it's 3974 yuan in total. - Return to Dust

Then it's 3974 yuan in total.

Here, 3900 yuan, check it. - Return to Dust

Here, 3900 yuan, check it.

If it was anyone else
I wouldn't give such a good price. - Return to Dust

If it was anyone else I wouldn't give such a good price...

It's noted on my calendar, correct. - Return to Dust

It's noted on my calendar, correct.

Just ten eggs, no need. - Return to Dust

Just ten eggs, no need.

At the time, I said it was a loan. - Return to Dust

At the time, I said it was a loan.

Now you have your own house
and food... - Return to Dust

Now you have your own house and food...

... it's nice and easy to live alone. - Return to Dust

... it's nice and easy to live alone.

Yes.
Then we'll start knocking it down. - Return to Dust

Yes. Then we'll start knocking it down.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ruijun Li

Writer: Ruijun Li

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $22,692

Released: 08 Jul 2022

Awards: 12 wins & 13 nominations total

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