Film

Dust of Empire

1983 · 1h 43m · Drama

IMDb

5.6

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...

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

Lê Cung Bắc

The escapee

Lê Vinh

The mute child

Lâm Lê

Dao the maquisard

• Lâm LêDirector · Writer
• Henry ColomerWriter
• Yves GasserProducer
• Catherine RenaultEditor

Release date

October 5, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama