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Dust of Empire (1983)

★ 7.6/10 103 min Drama France French
Director: Lâm Lê
Streaming: Not available

Description

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...

Top Cast

Dominique Sanda
Dominique Sanda Missionary
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin Sergeant Tam-Tam
Thang-Long The carpenter
Yann Roussel
Yann Roussel Eurasian Man
Anne Canovas
Anne Canovas French Woman
Lan Hoang Vietnamese Woman
Myriam Mézières
Myriam Mézières Singer
Tra Huu Phuc The young messenger

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