Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire 1983 Directed by Lâm Lê Poussière d'empire

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...

Country France

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Drama

Production Companies France 3 Cinéma , Uranium Films

Release Date 5 October 1983

103 mins

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