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Dust of Empire

Oct 5, 1983 · 1h 43m
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Drama

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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...

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CAST

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
Directed by Lâm Lê

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Production
Uranium Films, France 3 Cinéma
Country
FR
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