Empire of Dust

Empire of Dust

2011
1h 17m
7.4

7.4/10

16 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"Two men representing two different cultures clash in the dust of the former Belgian colony, the Democratic Republic of Congo."

Overview

Lao Yang is head of logistics of the group. He is responsible for the equipment, building materials and food (mainly chickens) to arrive in the isolated Chinese prefab camp. The Congolese government was supposed to deliver these things but so far the team hasn't received anything. With Eddy (a Congolese man who speaks Mandarin fluently) as an intermediate, Lao Yang is forced to leave the camp and deal with local Congolese entrepreneurs, because without the construction materials the road works will cease. What follows is an endless, harsh, but absurdly funny roller coaster of negotiations and misunderstandings, as Lao Yang learns about the Congolese way of making deals.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Savage Film
Production Countries
Belgium Congo
Spoken Languages
Swahili French Mandarin English

Keywords

congo belgium colonisation cultural conflict democratic republic of the congo documentary drc

Quick Facts

Release Date October 18, 2011
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt2148945
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Cast

Lao Yang
Lao Yang

Key Crew

Bram Van Paesschen
Director
Bart Van Langendonck
Producer