| Dust of Life | |
|---|---|
 Original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Le-Van Kiet |
| Written by | Le-Van Kiet |
| Produced by | Kim Viet Ngo (producer) William Eubank and Eric Graff (co-producers) |
| Cinematography | Jason Inouye |
| Music by | Jason Solowsky |
| Distributed by | Coco Paris LLC |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Vietnamese |
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