| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
The Highlands trilogy ; Part 3 |
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Highlands trilogy ; Part 3
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| Summary |
In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Joe Leahy, a mixed race highlander and wealthy coffee plantantion owner, joins forces with the Ganiga tribe to expand his operation. His ally is the tribal leader, Popina Mai, a superior warrior and orator, who wants to take his people into the modern world quickly. A power struggle erupts and coffee picking is quickly abandoned for inter-tribal warfare on the eve of the crop harvest |
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The world coffee prices collapse causing the promises of riches to fail to materialize, creating problems for Joe. As he organizes to emigrate with his family to Australia, he is a saddened man with an uncertain future |
| Notes |
"Arundel Productions presents a film by Robin Anderson and Bob Connolly ; made in association with Australian Broadcasting Corporation." |
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Originally released in 1992 |
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Sequel to: First contact and Joe Leahy's neighbors |
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Rated: M15+ for mature audiences 15 years and over |
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DVD-R. All regions. PAL. Stereo |
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English narration, some Motu dialogue with English subtitles |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Leahy, Joe.
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Ganiga (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs
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Coffee industry -- Papua New Guinea.
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Coffee growers -- Papua New Guinea -- Biography.
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Capitalism -- Papua New Guinea.
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Coffee plantation workers -- Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs.
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Papua New Guinea -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Anderson, Robin, 1948-2002.
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Connolly, Bob.
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Arundel Productions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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