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.

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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
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
Myriam MéziÚres
Myriam MéziÚres
Singer
Tra Huu Phuc
Tra Huu Phuc
The young messenger
LĂȘ Cung BáșŻc
LĂȘ Cung BáșŻc
The escapee
LĂȘ Vinh
LĂȘ Vinh
The mute child
LĂąm LĂȘ
LĂąm LĂȘ
Dao the maquisard

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