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Directed by | Bram Van Paesschen |
Produced by | Bart Van Langendonck |
Cinematography | Emmanuel Gras |
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Distributed by | Savage Film |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | Belgium |
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Empire of Dust is a 2011 documentary film directed by Bram Van Paesschen. The film documents the workers of China Railway Seventh Group (CREC-7), a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited (CREC), as they are contracted to construct a road between Kolwezi and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film follows two employees of CREC-7, head of logistics Lao Yang and interpreter Eddy, as they struggle to work with the locals due to their cultural differences. [1] [2]
The film won Best Belgian Documentary at the 7th edition Docville. [3]