Bird man tale

Description

Arnold, a 15 year old Papuan boy, obsesses over his desire to kiss a young woman he meets at the port. Meanwhile, his father Bertold, is being hunted down by a group of anonymous thugs for his political activities demanding justice for the detention of independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay. When Theys is murdered, Bertold goes into hiding, leaving his son to fend for himself. This is the first Indonesian feature set in Irian Jaya.

Runtime

90 min

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Geography

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Date of Publication

2002

Database

Alexander Street

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