tech
February 18, 2026
Dust review
The drama about two startup innovators defeated by their egotistical overreach feels as if it presages these AI times
TL;DR
- The film tells the story of two Belgian tech entrepreneurs in the late 1990s whose startup collapsed due to fraud.
- Their company went public, enriching the founders and leading local investors to lose their savings.
- An investigative journalist uncovers the fabricated profits, leading to the founders facing ruin and potential prison.
- The story follows the founders' frantic efforts to escape on the Sunday before their downfall.
- One founder plans to flee the country, while the other has a moment of realization about his failures.
- The title 'Dust' represents the disintegration of their ambitious dreams.
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