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Breaking Bows and Arrows
- Year of completion
- 2001
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- History
- Duration
- 52 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
On the troubled path from civil war to civil society how effective is truth and reconciliation Bougainville style? Belinda seeks the courage to confront the killer of her husband. Two longstanding enemies and powerful leaders, Jonathon and Nick, are brought to a ceremony to break bows and arrows together. William the absent chief returns on foot to his hostile community, whilst Marceline and her mother wrestle with their grief over a killing they can see no way to reconcile.
Cast and Crew
Director
Liz ThompsonWriter
Liz ThompsonAwards
2002 — United Nations Association of Australia – Best Television
2006 — International Festival of Oceania Documentary Film – Grand Jury (First) Prize
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Sales
Australian Sales
National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaInternational Sales
National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaProduction Company
Firelight Films Productions Pty LtdShare this Production
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