---
title: 'Return to Dust (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Li Ruijun'
released: '2022-02-13'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-to-dust-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17097088/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Return to Dust (2022)

2022 · 133 min · Drama · People's Republic of China

Original title: 隐入尘烟

## Synopsis

Return to Dust is a Chinese drama film written and directed by Li Ruijun. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Berlinale. The film, which runs to 133 minutes, is mainly spoken in a rural Gansu dialect. It premiered in the UK at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, in August 2022, and saw a general release in November. As of September 2022, it had grossed 100 million yuan at the box office, on a budget of 2 million yuan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Li Ruijun](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-ruijun)
- **Screenplay:** [Li Ruijun](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-ruijun)
- **Editor:** [Li Ruijun](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-ruijun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peyman Yazdanian](https://cinepixo.com/people/peyman-yazdanian)
- **Producer:** [Li Yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-yan), [Zhang Min](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-min)

## Cast

- [Hai Qing](https://cinepixo.com/people/hai-qing)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-to-dust-2022
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