Warriors in Transit
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Warriors in Transit is a 1992 Papua New Guinea
theatrical television series (or televised play), written and directed by William Takaku
and Albert Toro. It consists in eight episodes, lasting twenty-five minutes each. It was the first ever "broadcast-length drama
wholly conceived and produced by Papua New Guineans". Its production cost approximately €
125,000.
The series "depicts political duplicity and the disintegration of a family in the Port Moresby
settlements". Its central characters are parents who attempt, unsuccessfully, to look after their sick child. Takaku has stated that the parents' characters represent the Papua New Guinean government, while the child represents the nation.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
theatrical television series (or televised play), written and directed by William Takaku
William Takaku
William Takaku was a Papua New Guinean film, television and theatre actor. He was also a screenwriter and a former theatre director.-Career:He was for a time director of the National Theatre Company in Papua New Guinea....
and Albert Toro. It consists in eight episodes, lasting twenty-five minutes each. It was the first ever "broadcast-length drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
wholly conceived and produced by Papua New Guineans". Its production cost approximately €
Euro
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125,000.
The series "depicts political duplicity and the disintegration of a family in the Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
settlements". Its central characters are parents who attempt, unsuccessfully, to look after their sick child. Takaku has stated that the parents' characters represent the Papua New Guinean government, while the child represents the nation.