Dreams of Dust

Dreams of Dust (2008)

Rêves de poussière

Nigerian farmer Mocktar comes to Essakane, a dusty gold mining camp in Burkina Faso, seeking work. Haunted by a tragedy-laden past, Mocktar stoically adapts to the horrid working conditions of his fellow miners. Enter the beautiful widow Coumba, who shares Mocktar's endurance but dreams of a better life.

Date of release
2008-01-30
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
Director
Laurent Salgues

Casting

Interesting facts

Rêves de poussière is a 2006 film by director Laurent Salgues.

Production

The film was the first full-length feature by Salges.

The project quickly secured Avance sur Recettes and GAN Foundation funding, and gained further French and European funding since the director had obtained Burkina Faso citizenship through marriage.

The film was a France-Canada co-production between Athénaïse – Sophie Salbot and ACPAV – Marc Daigle.

The associate producer was Sékou Traoré of the Burkina Faso company Sahelis Productions.

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