Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea (1978)
Ileksen
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.
- Date of release
- 1978-06-01
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Gary Kildea, Dennis O'Rourke
Casting
- Julius Chan — Himself - P.P.P. Leader
- Sir John Guise — Himself - Governor General
- James Mileng — Himself - Electoral Commissioner
- Michael Somare — Himself - Prime Minister
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