Mr. Pip (2012)

As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village.

Director:

Andrew Adamson

Writers:

Andrew Adamson (screenplay), Lloyd Jones (novel)

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Kerry Fox, Eka Darville

Cast

Credited cast:
Hugh Laurie	...	Mr. Watts
Kerry Fox	...	Mrs. Watts
Eka Darville	...	Pip
Xzannjah	...	Matilda
Florence Korokoro	...	Grace Watts
Healesville Joel	...	Delores

Storyline

Mr Watts is the only white man left on the island after the blockade. He opens the school and introduces the children the 'Great Expectations.' Matilda, the teenage narrator finds comfort in the story of a Victorian orphan when her own world is falling apart. The Redskins, an army sent to destroy the local rebels are getting closer. Matilda writes 'Pip' in the sand. This simple act leads to terrible consequences when the Redskins suspect Pip to be a rebel leader and demand he be brought before them.

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Plot Keywords:

papua new guinea | bougainville new guinea | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand

Release Date:

9 September 2012 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Olympus Pictures, Daydream Productions, Eyeworks Film

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.10 (2011)

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