Tonten's Journey
1974, English. Directed by Oliver Howes.
The story of a young man's search for his brother and his discovery of an exciting new nation...
A Pidgin language drama based upon the emergence of Papua New Guinea as an independent nation. A young coastal man, Tonten, is searching for his missing brother. During his travels Tonten meets and marries a Chimbu girl in the highlands, and then he makes his way over the mountains to Port Moresby, the capital of PNG. After finding his brother, Tonten and his wife return to a peaceful life in his village. Wokabaut Bilong Tonten was the first feature film shot in Papua New Guinea with an all-Indigenous cast.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 March 1974
- Original title
- Wokabaut Bilong Tonten
- Country
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
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Tonten's Journey runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Tonten's Journey isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 1974. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tonten's Journey?
Tonten's Journey (1974) was directed by Oliver Howes and stars John Venca, Margaret Balim, Turuk Wabei.