Dust of Empire

1h 43min

Drama

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...

Production Companies

Uranium Films

France 3 Cinéma

Cast

Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Missionary
Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Sergeant Tam-Tam
Thang-Long

Thang-Long

The carpenter
Yann Roussel

Yann Roussel

Eurasian Man
Anne Canovas

Anne Canovas

French Woman
Lan Hoang

Lan Hoang

Vietnamese Woman
Tra Huu Phuc

Tra Huu Phuc

The young messenger
Lê Cung Bắc

Lê Cung Bắc

The escapee
Lê Vinh

Lê Vinh

The mute child
Lâm Lê

Lâm Lê

Dao the maquisard

Release date

5th Oct 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français