Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
TONG TANA: A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF BORNEO
Tong Tana - En resa till Borneos inre
Directed by Björn Cederberg, Kristian Petri, Jan Röed, Fredrik von Krusenstjerna
Sweden, Denmark, 1989
Documentary
Synopsis
A Swedish crew trekked into the endangered Bornean rainforest to film this poetic documentary about the plight of the Penans and their most unusual ally: Bruno Manser – a young Swiss who rejected ‘modern civilization’ to join the tribe and help fight international logging.
Synopsis
A Swedish crew trekked into the endangered Bornean rainforest to film this poetic documentary about the plight of the Penans and their most unusual ally: Bruno Manser – a young Swiss who rejected ‘modern civilization’ to join the tribe and help fight international logging.