Empire of Dust

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Empire of Dust
Directed by Bram Van Paesschen
Produced byBart Van Langendonck
CinematographyEmmanuel Gras
Edited by
  • Dieter Diependaele
  • Bram Van Paesschen
Production
companies
Distributed bySavage Film
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryBelgium
Languages
  • French
  • Mandarin
  • Swahili

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]

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Awards

The film won Best Belgian Documentary at the 7th edition Docville. [3]

References

  1. Scott, Daniel James (December 4, 2011). "Director Bram Van Paesschen on Empire of Dust - Filmmaker Magazine".
  2. "Empire of Dust, Bram van Paesschen (2011), 77 min. | African Studies Centre Leiden". ascleiden.nl.
  3. https://www.docville.be/nl/overzicht-palmares-docville#2012

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