FACTS

Original Title

Dust

Genre

Suspense Drama

Production Year

2025

Country of Origin

Belgium

Language Spoken

Flemish

Length

TBC

Local distributor
Kinepolis Film Distribution

Director

Anke Blonde

Scriptwriter

Angelo Tijssens

Cast

Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Anthony Welsh, Fania Sorel, Thibaud Dooms, Jane Desmet, Aldona Jankowska

Production Company
A Private View

Producers

Dries Phlypo

Release date
TBC

Synopsis

Set in the Y2K era, tech visionaries Luc and Geert realise they only have 24 hours of freedom left, as their structure of fake companies, unchecked innovation and political corruptions will be exposed in the international press. This exposure forces a reckoning far beyond their personal story and the close-knit community that invested heavily in their promises, shedding light on the systems that enabled their rise and now will let them take the fall.

THE team

Anke Blondé (Belgium, ‘76) studied audiovisual arts at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She directed three shorts, amongst them the acclaimed DURA LEX (2011), which reaped five awards at international festivals. Next to her work as a director, she used to be an in-demand casting director.

Her sparkling feature film debut THE BEST OF DORIEN B. was critically acclaimed and selected for over 25 festivals worldwide and winning several awards. She directed five episodes of the TV series RED LIGHT, which won two awards at the Cannesseries festival. Most recently, she directed all six episodes of the TV mini series JULIET.

DUST is her second feature collaboration with A Private View.

Angelo Tijssens (1986) studied theater in Antwerp, writer and script writer, known from GIRL and CLOSE, the award-winning films by Lukas Dhont. Both films premiered in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival.

He is currently working on a new film and television project. In addition, he has been part of the artistic core of the inter- nationally renowned company Ontroerend Goed for more than a decade.

Dries Phlypo (1977) is producer and managing director of A Private View, Lemming Film Belgium and Mockingbird Productions. He started his career as a youth programmer for the Cultural Capital of Europe Brugge 2002 and launched the school programme ‘Lessons in the Dark’.

He has produced a dozen films including MY DAD IS A SAUSAGE (2021) by Anouk Fortunier, ZAGROS by Sahim Omar Kalifa and OXYGEN by Hans Van Nuffel. Phlypo has co-produced more than 30 international films, including DIRTY GOOD (2019) by Sacha Polak and COBAIN (2017) by Nanouk Leopold. His current films include SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, CROSSING by Jacqueline Van Vugt, INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis and MR K by Tallulah Schwab.

"Money is nothing more than a bond of trust: as long as there is trust, there is no problem."

- Angelo Tijssens (Screen writer)

Confirmed cast

Arieh Worthalte

Geert

Arieh Worthalter was born on March 25, 1985 in Paris, France. He is an actor, known for THE GOLDMAN CASE (2023), THE TAKE (2016) and GIRL (2018).

Jan Hammenecker

Luc

Jan Hammenecker was born on January 24, 1968 in Oostende, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor and producer, known for MR. NOBODY (2009), THE FAMILY (2013) and THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (2012).

Anthony Welsh

Aaron

Anthony Welsh was born on 5 July 1983 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for THE FLATSHARE (2022), BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (2024) and STARRED UP (2013).

Fania Sorel

Fania Sorel was born on December 3, 1971 in Oostende, Belgium. She is an actress, known for THE CAVE (2001), FLIKKEN MAASTRICHT (2007) and DIAMANT (1997).

Thibaud Dooms

Thibaud Dooms was born in 2001 in Staegern, Harelbeke, Belgium. He is an actor, known for SKUNK (2023) and MILANO (2024). He was awarded EFP Shooting Star 2024.

Janne Desmet

Janne Desmet was born on December 27, 1980 in Belgium. She is an actress, known for STUDIO TARARA (2019), ALBATROS (2020) and HOLY ROSITA (2024).

Aldona Jankowska

Aldona Jankowska was born on 2 April 1964 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for STRAZACY (2015), THE INNOCENTS (2016) and PAPIERY NA SZCZESCIE (2021).

"BY THE TIME THE SUN RIZES OVER WALL STREET, THE NEWS WILL BE OUT."

Audience

In collaboration with PUBLIKUM an audience design report based on the script has been conducted. Key findings were these five focus areas collated with the interest of these audience groups.

Keywords / positioning

"The structural desire for success and power"

Keywords / positioning

"The fall of entitlement"

Keywords / positioning

"On the run from the trap"

Keywords / positioning

"The restoration of order"

Keywords / positioning

"The charm of a fraudster"

"Visually, I see DUST like ”Western from the Westhoek”, bathing in a blueish-grey, repressed atmosphere, a lot of soft light, many reflections in glass and mirrors, low ceilings and clouds hanging low, muffled tones and a vertical movement, in narration and in the handling of the camera."

FACTS

Synopsis

THE team

Anke Blondé

Angelo Tijssens

Dries Phlypo

"Money is nothing more than a bond of trust: as long as there is trust, there is no problem."

- Angelo Tijssens (Screen writer)

Confirmed cast

Arieh Worthalte

Jan Hammenecker

Anthony Welsh

Fania Sorel

Thibaud Dooms

Janne Desmet

Aldona Jankowska

"BY THE TIME THE SUN RIZES OVER WALL STREET, THE NEWS WILL BE OUT."

Audience

‘Something bigger’

Keywords / positioning

"The structural desire for success and power"

Entitlement

Keywords / positioning

"The fall of entitlement"

Deception

Keywords / positioning

"On the run from the trap"

Downfall

Keywords / positioning

"The restoration of order"

Charm

Keywords / positioning

"The charm of a fraudster"

"Visually, I see DUST like ”Western from the Westhoek”, bathing in a blueish-grey, repressed atmosphere, a lot of soft light, many reflections in glass and mirrors, low ceilings and clouds hanging low, muffled tones and a vertical movement, in narration and in the handling of the camera."

- Anke Blondé (director)

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