The Shield Is My Brother
The Shield Is My Brother
2009, English. Directed by Mark Eby.
In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tribal fighting is no longer practiced with bows, arrows, and wooden shields. Commissioned by the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art, this film describes the loss of this cultural practice and follows a group of young men in the Waghi valley as they experience the art of shield making for the first time.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2009
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- Papua New Guinea
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The Shield Is My Brother runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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The Shield Is My Brother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shield Is My Brother?
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Who directed The Shield Is My Brother?
The Shield Is My Brother (2009) was directed by Mark Eby.