ABOVE THE DUST

WO TU

By Xiaoshuai WANG

SEE NL (EYE / NETHERLANDS FILMFUND / NETHERLANDS FILM COMMISSION) - as PROMO

Drama - Completed 2024

A 10-year-old boy, Wo Tu, wanted a water pistol that all the children in the city had. His grandfather said that Wo Tu would meet his wishes after the grandfather 's death, which made Wo Tu become obsessed and cause great troubles.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - EFM 2024
Generation Kplus
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA, NETHERLANDS
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 117 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Xiaoshuai WANG
    • Synopsis
    • Ten-year-old Wo Tu dreams of having a water pistol like other boys in his village. Even though his father promised, he fails to bring one from the city. But there is one hope for Wo Tu: his dying grandfather assures him to grant him the wish as a ghost.
      After his death, the old man visits the boy in his dreams, initiating a treasure hunt. Soon, the limits between reality and dream, past and present, become more and more blurred. A portrait of the profound love for the land, across three generations of a family in modern Chinese rural life.