The German-based sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired world sales rights to “Return to Dust,” from Chinese director Li Ruijun. The film was selected Wednesday to receive its world premiere in Competi…
. The film was selected Wednesday to receive its world premiere in Competition at next month’s Berlinale .
M-Appeal describes “Return to Dust” as a “dramatic love story depicting life and its challenges in rural China.” The film examines “the human need for connection and the transformative nature of love. It is a masterfully crafted, heartwarming fable that conveys how just like botanical life, all humans require is some nurturing and care to flourish.
Raijin’s “River Road” played at the 2015 Berlin festival in the Generation lineup. “Fly With the Crane” played at Venice in 2012. His most recent film, “Walking Past the Future,” screened in Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
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