Title Empire of dust / [produced by] Savage Film ; [a film by] Bram van Paesschen

Published Paris, France : CAT&Docs, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (55 minutes) Summary Two men representing two different cultures meet in the dust of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lao Yang, head of logistics for the Chinese Railway Engineering Company, and Eddy, a Congolese man speaking fluent Mandarin, have just joined an isolated camp with the goal to re-lay a 300km strip of road. However, deliveries of equipment or food haven't arrived and the road works will cease without the construction materials. As Lao Yan learns about the Congolese way of making deals, both men are forced on a harsh but also absurdly funny journey of misunderstandings Notes Title from resource description page (viewed June 18, 2020) Credits Director of photography, Emmanuel Gras Notes In French and Chinese, with some Kikongo; English subtitles Won Docville Jury Award, Best Belgian Documentary, 2012 Subject Chinese -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Foreign workers, Chinese -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Roads -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Design and construction Chinese Foreign workers, Chinese International economic relations Roads -- Design and construction SUBJECT China -- Foreign economic relations -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Foreign economic relations -- China Congo (Democratic Republic) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061022 Subject China Congo (Democratic Republic) Genre/Form Documentary films Nonfiction films Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Paesschen, Bram van, director Langendonck, Bart van, producer Savage Film, production company. Film Platform, film distributor.

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