Letter to the Death

Synopsis: About the encounter between tradition and modernity in a small village of Papua New Guinea. Three exceptional men rival with each other in the field of rituals and artistic creation in order to win over their neighbours. They send a last letter to their dead who have abandoned them and who may have emigrated to a rich country from which the film-makers come.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2002
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Papua New Guinea; social anthropology; social life and customs

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