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Films
found one film
Country of production
“Papua New Guinea”
x
Region
Melanesia
1
Country
Papua New Guinea
1
Keywords
Marriage
1
Possession
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Owen, Chris
1
Series
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
Papua New Guinea
1
x
Year of production
2000
1
Film
Bridewealth for a Goddess
2000
72
‘
Directed by
Chris Owen
.
A unique insight into a secret spirit cult among the Kawelka people in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. After a dream, a clan leader initiates a long and complex ‘work’, when he and a group of male supporters seek to make marriage with the spirit goddess Amb Kor.
Melanesia
Ritual
Marriage
Possession
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