The Dust of Modern Life

Country of production Country of Origin: Germany
Director: Franziska von Stenglin
Duration: 81 mins
Age Restriction: PG-13
Language: Xo-dang, Vietnamese with English subtitles

The Dust of Modern Life is a film about the universal human desire to retreat from society. Once a year, Liem a young man from the Sedang ethnic minority, retreats to a jungle in the mid-highland mountains of Vietnam with his friends. Leaving his normal life behind– his family, his smart phone, motorbike, domestic duties and hard work in the fields, he goes into a primeval forest to live like his ancestors once did: hunting and gathering. This is a time from his daily responsibilities, during which he regains energy and health, purifying himself from the dust of modern life.