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Dust Devil

Dust Devil

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1992

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Movie details

Dust Devil

“He's not a serial killer. He's much worse.”

1992 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 43m

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Stanley

Written by

Richard Stanley

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke

Dust Devil

Chelsea Field

Chelsea Field

Wendy Robertson

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Dr. Leidzinger

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Capt. Cornelius Beyman

Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Ben Mukurob

John Matshikiza

John Matshikiza

Joe Niemand

Rufus Swart

Rufus Swart

Mark Robinson

Court is in session

Put Dust Devil on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.