Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 1, 1978

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

58%

Original Title

Ileksen

Production Companies

Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission

Director

Gary Kildea

Description

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.