Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Lâm LêDirector
- Henry ColomerWriter
- Lâm LêWriter
Cast
- Dominique SandaMissionary
- Jean-François StéveninSergeant Tam-Tam
- Thang-LongThe carpenter
- Yann RousselEurasian Man
- Anne CanovasFrench Woman
- Lan HoangVietnamese Woman
- Myriam MézièresSinger
- Tra Huu PhucThe young messenger
- Lê Cung BắcThe escapee
- Lê VinhThe mute child
- Lâm LêDao the maquisard