The Sky Above, the Mud Below
Original title: Le ciel et la boue
In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook's Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island. The journey (450 miles, as a crow flies) across unmapped territory took seven months; three Muyu porters died. Near both coasts, the expedition met villagers who invited them to observe rituals and liv... Read all
Director
Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau
Writer
Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau
Stars
Gerard Delloye Tony Saulnier Herve de Maigret