Empire of Dust main backdrop
Empire of Dust main poster

Empire of Dust

Visit website

7.2/10 • 11

2011-10-181h 17m

Documentary

Two men representing two different cultures clash in the dust of the former Belgian colony, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lao Yang is head of logistics of the group. He is responsible for the equipment, building materials and food (mainly chickens) to arrive in the isolated Chinese prefab camp. The Congolese government was supposed to deliver these things but so far the team hasn't received anything. With Eddy (a Congolese man who speaks Mandarin fluently) as an intermediate, Lao Yang is forced to leave the camp and deal with local Congolese entrepreneurs, because without the construction materials the road works will cease. What follows is an endless, harsh, but absurdly funny roller coaster of negotiations and misunderstandings, as Lao Yang learns about the Congolese way of making deals.

Directors
Bram Van Paesschen
Editors
Dieter Diependaele

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Lao Yang

    Lao Yang

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for Empire of Dust.

Media

  • Empire of Dust backdrop
  • Empire of Dust backdrop
  • Empire of Dust backdrop
  • Empire of Dust backdrop

Recommendations

  • Octopussy main backdrop

    Octopussy

    6.3

  • Uncovered main backdrop

    Uncovered

    5.6

  • Titanic main backdrop

    Titanic

    7.9

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • Deadpool main backdrop

    Deadpool

    7.6

  • Captain America: The First Avenger main backdrop

    Captain America: The First Avenger

    7.0

  • Mad Max: Fury Road main backdrop

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    7.6

  • Joker main backdrop

    Joker

    8.1

  • Catch Me If You Can main backdrop

    Catch Me If You Can

    8.0

  • Midsommar main backdrop

    Midsommar

    7.2

  • Get Out main backdrop

    Get Out

    7.6

  • The Godfather main backdrop

    The Godfather

    8.7

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel main backdrop

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    8.0

  • Avatar main backdrop

    Avatar

    7.6

  • Dune main backdrop

    Dune

    7.8

  • The Green Mile main backdrop

    The Green Mile

    8.5

  • Arrival main backdrop

    Arrival

    7.6

  • Passengers main backdrop

    Passengers

    6.9

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 main backdrop

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    7.6

  • The House That Jack Built main backdrop

    The House That Jack Built

    7.1

Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
congobelgiumcolonisationcultural conflict