Name: Man without Pigs
Director: Chris Owen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1990-01-01
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Cast: John Waiko

Man without Pigs (1990)

English 1h 2m

About Man without Pigs Movie

Man without Pigs (1990) is a Movie in the Documentary genre, available in English. It is directed by Chris Owen. John Waiko is the first Papua New Guinea man to graduate with a PhD and be appointed a professor. He returns to the Binandere clan and his small village of Tabara in the Northern Province of PNG. Once there, he has to organise a celebration for his achievements with his family’s help. Since he has been away for most of his life, he has no recognised wealth in the village (the pigs used for gift giving), nor a network of supporters or knowledge of the preparation and rituals for having such a celebration. He wants the event to happen quickly but that’s not the way it works in Tabara. Man without pigs focuses on the antagonism aroused by the clash between traditional customs and Western values in this remote PNG community.

Movie Details

Release Date01 Jan 1990

LanguageEnglish

Runtime1h 2m

StatusReleased

DirectorChris Owen

GenreDocumentary

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