3 Movies Set in or About Papua New Guinea

3 Movies Set in or About Papua New Guinea

Outside filmmakers looking toward Papua New Guinea: optional perspectives for a wider journey.

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   1. Harry's War

   1999

   During World War II, an Aboriginal soldier and his non-Aboriginal mate fight side by side in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, their friendship tested by war, culture, and death. A moving Australian wartime drama.

   Curator’s note: Harry's War is a strong foreign-authored film whose sustained setting or subject engages with Papua New Guinea.

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   2. Sisters of War

   2010

   Based on a true story, an army nurse and a Catholic nun in Papua New Guinea see their friendship and their faith tested to the limit when Japanese forces invade during World War II. A wartime drama.

   Curator’s note: Sisters of War is a strong foreign-authored film whose sustained setting or subject engages with Papua New Guinea.

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   3. Pearls and Savages

   1921

   This pioneering documentary follows famed Australian photographer Frank Hurley on an expedition into Papua New Guinea, capturing the peoples, wildlife, and pearl-diving of the region. A landmark early ethnographic film.

   Curator’s note: Pearls and Savages is a strong foreign-authored film whose sustained setting or subject engages with Papua New Guinea.