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Dust of Empire

78 %|Oct 5, 1983|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...

Featured Crew

Lâm Lê
Director
Henry Colomer
Writer
Lâm Lê
Writer
Yves Gasser
Producer
Catherine Renault
Editor
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Art Direction
Patrick Aubrée
First Assistant Director
Vincent Arnardi
Sound Mix Technician

Cast

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