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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. 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...

1983 |1h 43m |  Drama

Cast

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Dominique Sanda

Missionary

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Jean-François Stévenin

Sergeant Tam-Tam

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Yann Roussel

Eurasian Man

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Anne Canovas

French Woman

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Myriam Mézières

Singer

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Lê Vinh

The mute child

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Language

French

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