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Dust

Competition 2026
© A Private View - Toon Aerts
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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by Anke Blondé (Director), Angelo Tijssens (Screenplay)
with Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Thibaud Dooms, Anthony Welsh Belgium / Poland / Greece / United Kingdom 2026 Dutch, English, French 115' Colour World premiere

With

  • Arieh Worthalter (Geert)
  • Jan Hammenecker (Luc)
  • Thibaud Dooms (Kenneth)
  • Anthony Welsh (Aaron)

Crew

Director Anke Blondé
Screenplay Angelo Tijssens
Cinematography Frank van den Eeden
Editing David Verdurme, Lambis Charalampidis
Music Andrea Balency-Béarn
Sound Design Christopher Wilson
Production Design Stijn Verhoeven, Ewa Mroczkowska
Costumes Charlotte Willems
Make-Up Anna Nobel
Casting Sien Josephine Teijssen
Producer Dries Phlypo
Executive Producers Angelo Tijssens, D.witt. Brothers, Tine Klint, Rich Simpson
Co-Producers Joanna Szymanska, Krystyna Kantor, Giorgos Karnavas, Danae Spathara, James Watson, Mikko Mäkelä

Produced by

A Private View

Gent, Belgium

Co-produced by

Shipsboy

Warschau, Poland

Heretic

Athen, Greece

Bêtes Sauvages

London, United Kingdom

World Sales

LevelK

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Anke Blondé

© Sofie Silbermann

Born in Belgium in 1976, the director studied audiovisual arts at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She directed three short films including Dura Lex, which won a number of awards at international festivals. Her debut feature film The Best of Dorien B. screened at more than 25 festivals around the world and won several prizes. She directed five episodes of the TV series Red Light which won two awards at Canneseries. Most recently, she directed all six episodes of Juliet, a TV mini-series. Dust is her second feature film.

Filmography

2019 Vossenstreken; series 2021 Dura Lex; short film 2019 The Best of Dorien B. 2020 Red Light; series 2024 Juliet; series 2026 Dust

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026