Dust of 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.
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...
Cast

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 MéziÚres
Singer
Tra Huu Phuc
The young messenger
LĂȘ Cung BáșŻc
The escapee

LĂȘ Vinh
The mute child

LĂąm LĂȘ
Dao the maquisard











