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Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea (1978)

Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea (1978)

Documentary
Release Date: 1978, June 1
Directors: Gary Kildea, Dennis O'Rourke
Countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Production: Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
Cast: Julius Chan, Sir John Guise, James Mileng, Michael Somare

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

papua new guinea