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Dust of Empire

Dust of Empire

7.6(7 votes)
1983
1h 43m
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...

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Production

Companies:
Uranium Films
France 3 Cinéma

Languages

Original:fr
Spoken:
French

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