Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire

1983
1h 43m
7.6

7.6/10

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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...

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Uranium Films France 3 Cinéma
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Poussière d'empire
Release Date October 5, 1983
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0170441

Cast

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

Myriam Mézières
Myriam Mézières

Singer

Tra Huu Phuc
Tra Huu Phuc

The young messenger

Lê Cung Bắc
Lê Cung Bắc

The escapee

Lê Vinh
Lê Vinh

The mute child

Lâm Lê
Lâm Lê

Dao the maquisard

Key Crew

Lâm Lê
Director
Yves Gasser
Producer
Henry Colomer
Writer
Lâm Lê
Writer

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