Wokabaut Bilong Tonten
| Wokabaut Bilong Tonten | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oliver Howes |
| Written by | Oliver Howes |
| Produced by | Don Murray |
| Starring | Turuk Wabei |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | Papua New Guinea Australia |
| Language | Tok Pisin |
| Budget | $80,000[2] |
Wokabaut Bilong Tonten,[3] also known as Tonten's Travels,[4] is a 1974 Australian film filmed in Papua New Guinea with an indigenous cast. It was created for the Papua New Guinean government as a film promoting unity in the recently independent country.[2] It was shot in Pidgin with English subtitles.[5]
Plot
After his wife dies Tonten travels across the country in search of his missing brother in law.
Cast
- Turuk Wabei as Tonten
- Anton Sil as Aki
- Elmis Nugur
- Pearson Vetuna
- Idau Rei
- John Nilkare
- Dorcas Thomas
Reception
Colin Bennett in the Age said "By the end I knew more of PNG than most non-fiction cinema has told me ... and had learned it painlessly, the easy way. Wokabaut, despite some understandable unevenness in the acting, contains a good deal more than novelty value. An achievement for both countries - one hopes the first of many."[2]
References
- ↑ "Chief Minister hosts film premiere", Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 23 October 1974
- 1 2 3 Bennett, Colin (9 June 1975), "Tonten's trek makes a good 'first'", The Age
- ↑ Murray, Don; Howes, Oliver, 1926-; Film Australia; National Film and Sound Archive (Australia); Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (2011), Wokabaut Bilong Tonten, NFSA, retrieved 15 April 2026
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Papua New Guinea film series begins", Great Falls Tribune, 4 June 2004
- ↑ Engee, P. (12 June 1975), "The drum", Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
External links
- Wokabaut Bilong Tonten at IMDb
- Wokabaut Bilong Tonten at The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia