Movies and TvShows featuring "colonial-new-guinea" theme.

Steve McAllister, an Australian official for The New Guinea Administration, gets orders to investigate an oil discovery by Ned 'Shark-Eye' Kelly in the interior. He selects his native policeman, Sergeant-Major Towalaka, to accompany him on his "walk into hell" and then finds that a French lady doctor, Louise Dumurcet, is to go with them part of the journey. They find the malaria-stricken Jeff Clayton in a deserted village and he joins the trek. They are captured by jungle-natives but are released after Dr. Dumurcet cures the fever-stricken children of the chief.

The Genius and the Boys is a biography documentary that follows the life of a renowned scientist who is accused of child abuse. The story delves into his scientific research, mentorship, and the accusation that shatters his career and personal life. Set in an isolated community in New Guinea, the film explores the devastating effects of a fatal brain disease epidemic and the cultural anthropology of the local tribe.