Through the Dust of Time

Through the Dust of Time

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Release Date

10/11/2026

Runtime

29 mins

Genres

Overview

Wugou Village faces cultural erasure as young people migrate away. The ancestral farmlands and grand "huofang" estates have become hollow monuments. Alan and her friend Amei remain within these quiet walls. Their daily exchanges capture the profound resilience and quiet fate of traditional Hakka women.

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Budget

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Revenue

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A quiet meditation on cultural continuity and loss, following two women navigating the slow disappearance of their traditional way of life. It finds dignity and connection in small moments within aging ancestral spaces.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplative

Themes

MigrationMemoryIdentityFamily

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Single location

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Through the Dust of Time (2026) directed by Lin Wan-chen | FirstCinema