Breaking Bows and Arrows
Soros Documentary Fund Set on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, “Breaking Bows and Arrows” explores the challenging emotional terrain of personal and societal reconciliation after a bloody, inter-tribal war. The film follows the reconciliation ceremony of fighters — formerly bitter ene...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English Tok Pisin |
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Firelight Productions ; Tiger Eye Productions
2001
Australia |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:bc59ce6e-bd19-4c6d-9dcf-5d86aa4d02a4 |
| Summary: | Soros Documentary Fund
Set on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, “Breaking Bows and Arrows” explores the challenging emotional terrain of personal and societal reconciliation after a bloody, inter-tribal war. The film follows the reconciliation ceremony of fighters — formerly bitter enemies, who have killed each other’s families —as they come together to ritually “break bows and arrows” in a traditional gesture of peace. Also highlighted is the story of Francis Boisivere, who retrieves the bones of a chief he killed and ceremonially returns them to the chief’s bereaved wife. In seeking his own forgiveness, Francis also releases the woman from the hatred she harbors deep within. |
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| Published: | 2001 |