Dust of Empire
1983, French. Directed by Lâm Lê.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 5 October 1983
- Original title
- Poussière d'empire
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Henry Colomer, Lâm Lê
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Who directed Dust of Empire?
Dust of Empire (1983) was directed by Lâm Lê and stars Dominique Sanda, Jean-François Stévenin, Thang-Long.