Tonten's Journey

Tonten's Journey (1974)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1974-03-19
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Film Australia
  • Production Country: Australia, Papua New Guinea
  • Director: Oliver Howes
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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.

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  • John Venca

    as
  • Margaret Balim

    as
  • Turuk Wabei

    as Tonten
  • Anton Sil

    as
  • Kaula Awi

    as
  • Peg Balim

    as
  • Kaunsil Korol

    as
Production Don Murray Producer
Directing Oliver Howes Director