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Dust of Empire
Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire

1983

7.6

Categories:

  • Drama

Overview:

In 1954, escorted by a sergeant, a French nun travels through Tonkin, spreading the good Catholic word as she goes. A mute child leads her to a remote village. Installed at a carpenter, the travelers prepare the projection material indispensable to their propaganda. At nightfall, in a storm, a group of maquisards surrounded the house. Fortunately, the carpenter is a respected man. The attackers withdraw. After a sudden rise in water, the mute child loses the precious message that had been entrusted to him by a wounded maquis...

Lâm Lê

Director, Writer

Yves Gasser

Producer

Henry Colomer

Writer

Cast:

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  • Dominique Sanda

    Dominique Sanda

    Missionary
  • Jean-François Stévenin

    Jean-François Stévenin

    Sergeant Tam-Tam
  • Thang-Long

    Thang-Long

    The carpenter
  • Yann Roussel

    Yann Roussel

    Eurasian Man
  • Anne Canovas

    Anne Canovas

    French Woman
  • Lan Hoang

    Lan Hoang

    Vietnamese Woman