Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

Release Date: 1978-06-01

Overview: A companion to Yumi yet, O’Rourke and Kildea’s Ileksen (derived from the English 'election’) documents Papua New Guinea’s first general election in 1977. The film records a broad cross-section of candidates who, without an extended media network at their disposal, rely on relentless campaigning, ingenuity and personal charisma to attract votes. Emphasising the divide between coastal people and highlanders, Ileksen looks at the election campaign, election day and the political manouvering that goes with the formation of a government.

Rating: 5.8 / 10

Cast

Julius Chan

as Himself - P.P.P. Leader

Sir John Guise

as Himself - Governor General

James Mileng

as Himself - Electoral Commissioner

Michael Somare

as Himself - Prime Minister