Dust of Empire (1983)
Overview
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...
Overview
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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Release Date
October 05, 1983
Rating
Runtime
1h 43m
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
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