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Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight (1998) | Slate

Rated 8.0 on TMDB

Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight

Documents an indigenous people who fight against a multinational mining company (Panguna copper mine) and government forces (PNG). The guerrillas relay the belief that they fight to defend their independence and preserve the local environment on the island of Bougainville.

Released: 1998
Runtime: 52m

Direction and writing

Wayne Coles-JanessDirector

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