Dreams of Dust
2008 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 296 VOTES · DIR. Laurent Salgues
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 426 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:26 DREAMS OF DUST
00:07:22 All right.
00:09:02 Issiaka, show the new guy to his hut.
00:13:04 This is Paté.
00:14:03 Once you've touched the precious metal
00:15:22 Another round for Thiam's table.
00:18:20 dig along the quartz vein in the gallery on the left.
00:22:36 As you wish.
00:28:48 All right!
00:31:40 You can pay me after your first wages.
00:36:39 is Mariama Coumba's daughter?
00:39:44 you sure you didn't leave the other half in the water?
00:41:40 without batteries?
00:44:02 I'm going to send Mariama to my cousin in Paris.
00:45:39 He could bring money to your family.
00:47:13 What are you waiting for?
00:48:05 Let me remind you that we let you work here out of sympathy!
00:52:07 I'll have a Dolo.
00:55:54 People think you're sick.
00:58:54 We found gold!
01:00:28 The captain has agreed...
01:03:02 We hadn't spoken to each other in years.
01:04:10 Is this where you found the nugget?
01:10:01 The gold we risk our lives for goes to whites.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed426
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:02:26
Final line01:10:01
Production Record
DirectorLaurent Salgues
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes296