Dust
In the spring of 1999, Belgian entrepreneurs Luc and Geert learn that their network of shell companies is about to be exposed in the international press. An emergency board meeting is called. Evidence must be destroyed; and discretion enforced. By tomorrow morning, the police will be at the door. After this final meeting, the two men go their separate ways, entering their last day as free, rich and powerful men. Luc, the technical genius, retreats to his villa, where he gets the impression that his wife Alma has known all along what has been going on. Repeatedly unable to reach Geert, his trusted partner, Luc grows increasingly uneasy. Meanwhile Geert, the charismatic salesman, seeks refuge in the arms of his driver and lover inside his bunker-like villa. Having insider knowledge, Geert is tempted to act – but doing so would mean betraying those closest to him. Luc heads back to the company HQ but, in the middle of a violent storm, his car gets stuck in the mud. When Geert discovers the abandoned vehicle, panic sets in. Slowly, they realise that they are not actually on the run but on a journey towards something they can no longer avoid: responsibility. And each other.
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Runtime
109 min -
Country
Belgium, Poland, Greece, Great Britain -
Year of Presentation
2026 -
Year of Production
2026 -
Director
Anke Blondé -
Cast
Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Thibaud Dooms, Anthony Welsh -
Production Company
A Private View -
Berlinale Section
Competition -
Berlinale Category
Feature Film