Dust of Empire

    Dust of Empire
    1983

    Synopsis

    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...

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      Cast

      • Dominique SandaMissionary
      • Jean-François StéveninSergeant Tam-Tam
      • Thang-LongThe carpenter
      • Yann RousselEurasian Man
      • Anne CanovasFrench Woman
      • Lan HoangVietnamese Woman
      • Myriam MézièresSinger
      • Tra Huu PhucThe young messenger
      • Lê Cung BắcThe escapee
      • Lê VinhThe mute child

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