SAVING XAVIER

Year: 2006 Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG Runtime: 55 min Produced In: Australia Directed By: Peta Concannon, Stephen Frost Produced By: Peta Concannon, Stephen Frost Language: English + English subtitles
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This fascinating documentary is an unusual blend of medical science providing much clinical detail on Xavier’s health problems as well as finely observed film of how a Papua New Guinean village deals with this crisis in the life of one of its important members.

His close knit community at home in New Ireland is with him the whole way in spirit, and these people who have so little to spare, give their hearts and souls to will Xavier well. Science, religion and sorcery must combine to help in the saving of Xavier.

The surgery is only partially successful and as months pass, it becomes clear that Xavier must really save himself. As he begins to battle his inner demons, he is welcomed home with a traditional celebration.

Can he successfully build a healthier lifestyle for himself when he returns to his island home?

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