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Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

197859m6.2 (5)
Documentary

A companion to Yumi yet, O’Rourke and Kildea’s Ileksen (derived from the English 'election’) documents Papua New Guinea’s first general election in 1977. The film records a broad cross-section of candidates who, without an extended media network at their disposal, rely on relentless campaigning, ingenuity and personal charisma to attract votes. Emphasising the divide between coastal people and highlanders, Ileksen looks at the election campaign, election day and the political manouvering that goes with the formation of a government.

Crew

GK

Gary Kildea

Director

Dennis O'Rourke

Dennis O'Rourke

Director

Cast

JC

Julius Chan

Himself - P.P.P. Leader

SJ

Sir John Guise

Himself - Governor General

JM

James Mileng

Himself - Electoral Commissioner

MS

Michael Somare

Himself - Prime Minister

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