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Tonten's Journey

The story of a young man's search for his brother and his discovery of an exciting new nation...

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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.

Directed byOliver Howes

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
March 19, 1974
Studios
Film Australia

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PREVIEW OF PNG's FIRST FEATURE FILM 'WOKABAUT BILONG TONTEN'

PREVIEW OF PNG's FIRST FEATURE FILM 'WOKABAUT BILONG TONTEN'

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

John Venca

Margaret Balim

Turuk Wabei

Tonten

Anton Sil

Kaula Awi

Peg Balim

Kaunsil Korol

Creative team
Directed by
Oliver Howes
Produced by
Don Murray

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