Coconut War, The

Description: Documentary about the Bouganville islanders struggling for independence from Papua New Guinea and Austrailia.

Newest Review: ... The years that ensued saw the BRA(Bouganville Revolutionary Army) take up arms, many of which had been left from the second world war, to fight the PNGDF (Papua New Guinea Defence Force) for their island and their independence. Papua New Guineas defence was to blockade the island allowing no goods in nor out, possibly ho ... more

... ping to starve the enemy out. This, in practice had quite the reverse effect. The people of the island generally had one goal, independence and the right to have their own Government. Afraid of the consequences the PNGDF rounded appr...more

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Coconut War, The: Intelligent nuts. (1080 words)
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The Coconut war documentary shown on ITV during the second week of January this year bringing the Bouganville islanders ecological struggle to our television screens. It portrays subsequent events on the island following the placing of blockades by Australia and Papua New Guinea, and how the villagers overcame the adversity and learned to live from the land. The programme focuses on Francis and how his people were forced to live from the land or face the prospect of starvation or annihilation from disease, and how the blockade actually saved his people from certain ecological disaster and destruction. This documentary allows the viewer an insight ... Read the complete review

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