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The Gospel According to the Papuans
The Gospel According to the Papuans

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE PAPUANS

L'évangile selon les Papous

Directed by Thomas Balmès
France, 1999
Documentary

Synopsis

The Huli tribe is one of the 900 tribes of Papua New Guinea. They live in one of the more remote parts of the island and saw the first Whites, Methodist missionnaries, arrive in 1955. Since then, these missionaries have had to compete with other churches to convert the most Papuans possible.

Synopsis

The Huli tribe is one of the 900 tribes of Papua New Guinea. They live in one of the more remote parts of the island and saw the first Whites, Methodist missionnaries, arrive in 1955. Since then, these missionaries have had to compete with other churches to convert the most Papuans possible.