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275248

Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

1978-06-01
5.8
mi 59m
Documentary
A companion to Yumi yet, O’Rourke and Kildea’s Ileksen (derived from the English 'election’) documents Papua New Guinea’s first general election in 1977. The film records a broad cross-section of candidates who, without an extended media network at their disposal, rely on relentless campaigning, ingenuity and personal charisma to attract votes. Emphasising the divide between coastal people and highlanders, Ileksen looks at the election campaign, election day and the political manouvering that goes with the formation of a government.

Director

Gary Kildea

Director

Dennis O'Rourke

Status

Released

Countries

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea

Companies

  • Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission