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Tinpis Run

Papua New Guinea, France, United Kingdom, Belgium

1991

94 Min
Color
English
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DIR Pengau Nengo

PROD Jacques Bidou

SCR John Barre, Séverin Blanchet, Martin Maden, Pengau Nengo

DP Martin Maden

CAST Suzi Buri, Gerard Gabud, Leo Konga, Rhoda Selan, Stan Walker, Oscar Wanu

ED Andrée Davanture

PROD DES Thomas Gawi

MUSIC Séverin Blanchet, Mick Giani

Locarno (In Competition), Rotterdam: FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

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Kenji

8Jun12

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.

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Coheed 2.5

1May12

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.

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    Kenji

    8Jun12

    Slow start? Yesterday i watched La Libertad. After quite a few such contemplative minimalist films, in comparison Tinpis Run fairly zips into action.

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Unusual and evocative

By Ali on July 25, 2011

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

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