Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire

1983 · 103 min · ★ 7.6 · Drama

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...

Directed by Lâm Lê · Written by Henry Colomer

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Dominique Sanda Missionary
Jean-François Stévenin Sergeant Tam-Tam
Thang-Long The carpenter
Yann Roussel Eurasian Man
Anne Canovas French Woman
Lan Hoang Vietnamese Woman
Myriam Mézières Singer
Tra Huu Phuc The young messenger
Lê Cung Bắc The escapee
Lê Vinh The mute child
Lâm Lê Dao the maquisard

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