---
title: 'Dust (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marion Hänsel'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dust-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089061/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dust (1985)

1985 · 89 min · Drama · France, Belgium


## Synopsis

Dust is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the 1977 J. M. Coetzee novel In the Heart of the Country. The film was shot in Spain and is a French-Belgian production. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It won the Silver Lion prize, awarded to the best first or second major work by a director, at the 1985 Venice Film Festival. The jury recognised Jane Birkin's performance as amongst the best of the year, but decided not to award a best actress prize because all of the actresses they judged to have made the best performances were in films that won major awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel)
- **Screenplay:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel)
- **Producer:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walther van den Ende](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-van-den-ende)
- **Editor:** [Susana Rossberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/susana-rossberg)

## Cast

- [John Matshikiza](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-matshikiza)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Jane Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-birkin)

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