Empire of Dust

Empire of Dust (2011)

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

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2011-10-18
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Savage Film
  • Production Country: Belgium
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

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    Production Bart Van Langendonck Producer
    Directing Bram Van Paesschen Director
    Sound Yves de Mey Sound
    Sound Pieter Deweirdt Sound
    Production Xavier Rombaut Line Producer
    Production Tatjana Kozar Line Producer
    Crew Emmanuel Gras Cinematography
    Editing Bram Van Paesschen Editor
    Editing Dieter Diependaele Editor
    Sound Jeroen Van Der Stock Sound