Dust of Empire
Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire

1983-10-05 - 103 minutes

7.60 / 10

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...

Screenplay

Director - Lâm Lê

Genres

Drama

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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

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