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Genres: Documentary
Release Date: 03/02/1991
Duration: 13 hours 24 minutes
Director: Ian Dunlop
Production: Film Australia
Country: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Overview:

A detailed record of the first stage male initiation ceremony of the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. A group of nine to 12 year old boys are followed through their first initiation - from the last days with their families through their nose-piercing and other rituals and ordeals to the final feast given in their honour. It is a tough time, the beginning of a ten-year journey to warrior and manhood.