CINEMA

Tonten's Journey

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

197487m5.0 (1)
Drama

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.

Crew

OH

Oliver Howes

Director

DM

Don Murray

Producer

Cast

JV

John Venca

MB

Margaret Balim

TW

Turuk Wabei

Tonten

AS

Anton Sil

KA

Kaula Awi

PB

Peg Balim

KK

Kaunsil Korol

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