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| Directed by | Marion Hänsel |
| Produced by |
Jean Daskalidès Jacques Dubrulle Marion Hänsel Jean-François Lepetit |
| Screenplay by | Marion Hänsel |
| Based on |
In the Heart of the Country by J. M. Coetzee |
| Starring |
Jane Birkin Trevor Howard John Matshikiza Nadine Uwampa Lourdes Cristina Boho Sayo |
| Music by | Martin St. Pierre |
| Cinematography | Walther van den Ende |
| Edited by | Susana Rossberg |
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88 minutes |
| Country | Belgium France |
| Language | English |
Dust is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the 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.