Dust of Empire

7.6
19831h 43m

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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Logo for France 3 Cinéma

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Photo of Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Missionary

Photo of Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Sergeant Tam-Tam

Photo of Yann Roussel

Yann Roussel

Eurasian Man

Photo of Anne Canovas

Anne Canovas

French Woman

Photo of Lê Vinh

Lê Vinh

The mute child

Photo of Lâm Lê

Lâm Lê

Dao the maquisard

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