'' Dust '' is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the J. M. Coetzee novel '' In the Heart of the Country '' . The film was shot in Spain and is a French-Belgian production . The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . It won the Silver Lion prize , awarded to the best first or second major work by a director , at the 1985 Venice Film Festival . The jury recognised Jane Birkin 's performance as amongst the best of the year , but decided not to award a best actress prize because all of the actresses they judged to have made the best performances were in films that won major awards
58th Academy Awards
58th Academy Awards
Dust (1985 film)