Dust of Empire (1983)

Drama

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

Dao the maquisard
The carpenter
Eurasian Man
French Woman
Vietnamese Woman
The young messenger
The escapee
The mute child

Crew

Director
Writer
Art Direction
First Assistant Director
Sound Mix Technician
First Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Editor