Tonten's Journey 1974
Tonten's Journey
A Pidgin language drama based upon the emergence of Papua New Guinea as an independent nation. A young coastal man, Tonten, is searching for his missing brother. During his travels Tonten meets and marries a Chimbu girl in the highlands, and then he makes his way over the mountains to Port Moresby, the capital of PNG. After finding his brother, Tonten and his wife return to a peaceful life in his village. Wokabaut Bilong Tonten was the first feature film shot in Papua New Guinea with an all-Indigenous cast.
A Pidgin language drama based upon the emergence of Papua New Guinea as an independent nation. A young coastal man, Tonten, is searching for his missing brother. During his travels Tonten meets and marries a Chimbu girl in the highlands, and then he makes his way over the mountains to Port Moresby, the capital of PNG. After finding his brother, Tonten and his wife return to a peaceful life in his village. Wokabaut Bilong Tonten was the first feature film shot in Papua New Guinea with an all-Indigenous cast.
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Release Date:
Mar 19, 1974 (Australia,Papua New Guinea)
Run Time:
1hr 27`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Australia,Papua New Guinea
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Tonten's Journey - Tonten's Journey
Directors & Credit Writers
OH
Oliver Howes... Director
Cast
JV
John Venca...
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TW
Turuk Wabei... Tonten
AS
Anton Sil...
KA
Kaula Awi...
PB
Peg Balim...
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Produced By
DM
Don Murray... Producer