Dust (2001)

Two parallel tales of redemption, a century apart. A burglar is held at gunpoint and forced to listen to a story. At the turn of the 20th Century, two brothers feud over a woman. She ... See full summary »

Director:

Milcho Manchevski

Writer:

Milcho Manchevski

Stars:

Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Fiennes	...	Elijah
David Wenham	...	Luke
Adrian Lester	...	Edge
Anne Brochet	...	Lilith
Nikolina Kujaca	...	Neda
Rosemary Murphy	...	Angela
Vlado Jovanovski	...	Teacher
Salaetin Bilal	...	The Major
Vera Farmiga	...	Amy
Matt Ross	...	Stitch
Meg Gibson	...	Bone
Tamer Ibrahim	...	Kemal
Vladimir Jacev	...	Spase
Vladimir Gjorgjijoski	...	Enver
Zora Georgieva	...	Maslina

Storyline

Two parallel tales of redemption, a century apart. A burglar is held at gunpoint and forced to listen to a story. At the turn of the 20th Century, two brothers feud over a woman. She marries one; the other, Luke, a deadly gunslinger, becomes a soldier of fortune in Macedonia, and gets embroiled in a local revolution. He's after money. Wounded by his brother, he's nursed by a pregnant villager who urges him to "kill for good, not for gold." A dying old woman in modern Manhattan tells Luke's story; her listener is Edge, a young thief who's burgled her flat to pay off crooked cops who can send him to jail. He listens with the desperate hope that he'll find gold that he thinks she has. The stories intersect when Edge sorts out the old woman's surprising connection to Luke.

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Plot Keywords:

black and white scene | watching television | skinny dipping | barefoot woman | old woman | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong violence, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK Germany Italy Republic of Macedonia

Language:

English Macedonian German Turkish

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Прах

Filming Locations:

Cologne, Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alta Films, British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Opening film of the 2001 Venice Film Festival.

User Reviews

Really Amazing Movie...

If you look past some of the annoying factors (accents, gore, ect...) and let yourself get lured into the storyline of this this movie it is truly amazing. I rented this film thinking it would be just another filler of my time and I was blown away by the complexity of the story and quality of camera work. It was definitely a keeper in my book, I bought it immediately. I hope others will give this one a chance and also become enchanted in the storytelling aspect represented here. It is completely fulfilling to the end.