Tukana.
Tukana.
- Produced by the Institute of PNG Studies and the North Solomons Provincial Government.
- videocassette (VHS)(ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in.
First feature-length film production in Papua New Guinea that tells the story of a university dropout returning to his native village in Buka Passage, North Solomons. Tukana's parents want him to marry a tokples school teacher, Josephine, and settle down. But he secretly slips away to Panguna and a driving job with BCL. He then takes up with Lucy, a high school dropout, and also starts to drink long and hard. Subliminally, the film carries the social message that excessive drinking does not help to solve problems.
Feature films.
First feature-length film production in Papua New Guinea that tells the story of a university dropout returning to his native village in Buka Passage, North Solomons. Tukana's parents want him to marry a tokples school teacher, Josephine, and settle down. But he secretly slips away to Panguna and a driving job with BCL. He then takes up with Lucy, a high school dropout, and also starts to drink long and hard. Subliminally, the film carries the social message that excessive drinking does not help to solve problems.
Feature films.