ANGELS OF WAR

Year: 1982 Classification: PG Runtime: 54 min Produced In: Australia Directed By: Hank Nelson, Gavan Daws, Andrew Pike Produced By: Hank Nelson, Gavan Daws, Andrew Pike Language: Japanese, English and Tok Pisin dialogue, English subtitles
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ANGELS OF WAR captures the experiences of villagers who lived through the Papua New Guinea campaign. Caught up in a war they could not understand or influence, they had no choice but to obey whoever held the gun. Their homes were bombed. They starved as refugees in the bush. They were conscripted as carriers. They fought as infantrymen and guerillas. In Japanese-held areas, they were forced to collaborate or risk execution; some were later hanged for treason by the Australians.

"AN EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY ... puts the New Guinea campaign of World War II into a grim, new perspective." - Sydney Morning Herald.

"ENJOYABLE AS WELL AS VERY MOVING ... the skill of experienced filmmakers are obvious in the strikingly balanced direction, soundtrack, and the film's ability to make a serious subject both revelationary and entertaining." - The Australian.

• WINNER! Best Documentary - 1982 Australian Film Institute [AFI] Awards
  
• WINNER! Best Documentary - 1982 Nyon Film Festival, Switzerland
  
• WINNER! Best Documentary in the Social Sciences - ATOM Awards

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