Empire of Dust(2011)

Empire of Dust Synopsis

Lao Yang is head of logistics of the group. He is responsible for the equipment, building materials and food (mainly chickens) to arrive in the isolated Chinese prefab camp. The Congolese government was supposed to deliver these things but so far the team hasn't received anything. With Eddy (a Congolese man who speaks Mandarin fluently) as an intermediate, Lao Yang is forced to leave the camp and deal with local Congolese entrepreneurs, because without the construction materials the road works will cease. What follows is an endless, harsh, but absurdly funny roller coaster of negotiations and misunderstandings, as Lao Yang learns about the Congolese way of making deals.

Empire of Dust (2011) is a documentary film directed by Bram Van Paesschen, released on October 18, 2011 with a runtime of 1h 17m. It stars Lao Yang. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 17 ratings.