{"id":2646,"date":"2022-12-07T16:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:15:47","slug":"return-to-dust-china-thursday-23-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/2022\/12\/return-to-dust-china-thursday-23-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"RETURN TO DUST [China], Thursday 23 March, 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Return to Dust | Official UK Trailer | In Cinemas 4 November\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OxCrPuP5Dx0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">ONLINE BOOKING NOW AVAILABLE. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">TICKETS GO ON SALE SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY AT 10AM. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ReturntoDust\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ReturntoDust\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE TO BOOK.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Hit Chinese film Return to Dust has vanished from China&#8217;s cinemas&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Return to Dust, &nbsp;a low-budget art-house Chinese film became a deeply unlikely commercial smash, topping the Chinese box office ahead of various blockbusters. But then there would also be the equally strange, far sadder tale of how it vanished from cinemas. Seemingly banned merely for spotlighting the hard lives of the rural poor, the sleeper hit appears a snapshot of an airless political climate \u2014 and a symbol of the vulnerability of art\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Two weeks after becoming the most popular movie in China, Return to Dust disappeared without warning from cinemas across the country. The streaming sites on which it had also been released no longer carried it, either\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>No explanation was provided. Indeed, it has never been officially confirmed that the film was banned. But ever since it has remained impossible to see legally in China.<\/em> \u2013 Financial Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/sep\/28\/return-to-dust-chinese-hit-film-about-rural-hardships-disappears-from-streaming-platforms\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/sep\/28\/return-to-dust-chinese-hit-film-about-rural-hardships-disappears-from-streaming-platforms\" target=\"_blank\">Read The Guardian article about censorship accusations.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth&#8217;s cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive. A story about eternal love, against the odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Return to Dust is many things \u2014 a vivid portrait of China\u2019s hardscrabble rural north-west, an unexpected victim of state censorship \u2014 but it is first and last a love story.<\/em> &#8211; Financial Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s a gorgeous, quietly affecting film that finds an unassuming beauty in this simple life in rural China, but which doesn\u2019t shy away from the extreme hardships faced by the very poorest.<\/em> &#8211; The Observer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Return To Dust isn\u2019t always an easy watch, but it\u2019s a thought-provoking one with beautifully-judged performances that radiate warmth and encourage empathy.<\/em> \u2013 Deadline Hollywood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/return_to_dust\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/return_to_dust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100% Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-2e7ace85-5a49-40c6-849a-e8f6d3ca5f78\"><li><strong>Return to Dust<\/strong><\/li><li>China, 2022 | Language: Chinese| 131 minutes | Cert: Club<\/li><li>Director: Li Ruijun<\/li><li>Cast: Wu Renlin, Hai Qing, Yang Guangrui<\/li><li>Foreign language films are subtitled.&nbsp; Cert: CLUB for over 18s.<\/li><li>Tickets: \u20ac8.50\/\u20ac7 concession<\/li><li>Cork Cine Club is absorbing cost of all booking fees.<\/li><li><strong>Book online: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ReturntoDust\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/ReturntoDust<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Pay at the door by card or cash. 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