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 | old woman | 20th century | gunslinger | 

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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

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

A story about storytelling

When we first put Dust into the DVD player and the film started, I wondered if maybe the video-rental store put the wrong dvd in the case. As the story progressed, I was enamored by the brilliant execution of story within story within story. The world needs more films like this, with semi-unfamiliar faces who don't need to work so hard convincing us that they are indeed this character they portray. This is one of those films people will still be talking about in 25 years; a monumental masterpiece that broke the grounds in straightforward plot-telling!!