Looking for a laid back, good natured comedy in Papua New Guinea, based on the misadventures of a young man, a tribal elder and their barely roadworthy taxi? Showing off the scenery of Papua New Guinea to good effect, with observations on a changing society thrown in for good measure, Tinpis Run is the film for you.
Suffers from its slow start, but once the deeper ideas and the good natured humour become upfront, this turns out to be an admirable and interesting work. As my first film from Papua New Guinea, to my knowledge, this was a good beginning.
A film from Papua New Guinea is a pretty rare event. This was, indeed, the first commercial fiction feature that the country had ever produced. Naturally, it couldn’t be a very highly financed event;… read review