Empire of Dust
2011, French. Directed by Bram Van Paesschen.
Two men representing two different cultures clash in the dust of the former Belgian colony, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Lao Yang is head of logistics of the group. He is responsible for the equipment, building materials and food (mainly chickens) to arrive in the isolated Chinese prefab camp. The Congolese government was supposed to deliver these things but so far the team hasn't received anything. With Eddy (a Congolese man who speaks Mandarin fluently) as an intermediate, Lao Yang is forced to leave the camp and deal with local Congolese entrepreneurs, because without the construction materials the road works will cease. What follows is an endless, harsh, but absurdly funny roller coaster of negotiations and misunderstandings, as Lao Yang learns about the Congolese way of making deals.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Empire of Dust is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 18 October 2011
- Country
- Belgium, Congo
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Empire of Dust runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Empire of Dust is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Empire of Dust?
Empire of Dust (2011) was directed by Bram Van Paesschen and stars Lao Yang.