Black Harvest (1992)

Directors:

Robin Anderson
Bob Connolly

Release Date:

24 July 1992 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Joe Leahy is the half-caste son of one of the first explorers of the Papua New Guinean interior. His...

Awards:

7 wins

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France | Papua New Guinea | UK | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Papua New Guinea

Company:

Arundel Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows First Contact (1983)

A brilliant documentary about a unique set of people.

I lived in PNG for four years and have a house up in the Mt. Hagen area which is where the documentary was filmed. Therefore, I am in a position to say that this is simply a brilliant piece of work that captures the life and culture of an amazing group of people. During the last millennium, time appears to have stood still here while the rest of the world has moved through the progressive technological ages. There is a lot of black humour in the documentary with some seriously funny scenes and yet it highlights some very real and serious issues. What other documentary will show live coverage of a full scale tribal warfare of warriors armed with bows and arrows? Anybody can enjoy this documentary and I really recommend it because PNG is truly the land of the unexpected.