Empire of Dust
Production countries
BEBelgium, CDCongo - Kinshasa
Origin countries
BEBelgium
Language
French
Spoken
Swahili, French, Mandarin, English
Production
Savage Film
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
congobelgiumcolonisationcultural conflictdemocratic republic of the congodocumentarydrc

Empire of Dust

Released Documentary
18 Oct, 2011 1h 17min
 

Empire of Dust

Released Documentary
18 Oct, 2011 1h 17min
 

Directed by Bram Van Paesschen

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... see more

Directed by Bram Van Paesschen

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... see more
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