Dust of Empire (1983)
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...
Director: Lâm Lê
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Dominique Sanda as Missionary |
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Jean-François Stévenin as Sergeant Tam-Tam |
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Thang-Long as The carpenter |
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Yann Roussel as Eurasian Man |
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Anne Canovas as French Woman |
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Lan Hoang as Vietnamese Woman |
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Myriam Mézières as Singer |
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Tra Huu Phuc as The young messenger |
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Lê Cung Bắc as The escapee |
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Lê Vinh as The mute child |
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Lâm Lê as Dao the maquisard |
| Directing | Lâm Lê | Director |
| Writing | Henry Colomer | Writer |
| Writing | Lâm Lê | Writer |
| Production | Yves Gasser | Producer |
| Editing | Catherine Renault | Editor |
| Art | Jean-Vincent Puzos | Art Direction |
| Directing | Patrick Aubrée | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Mix Technician |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling | Foley Artist |
| Sound | François Waledisch | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Nicolas Brunet | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Watterlot | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Joëlle Dufour | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Philippe Tourret | Color Timer |
