How guns and Hollywood changed tribal disputes in Papua New Guinea

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The 'Lost Rambos' of Papua New Guinea: how weapons and Hollywood changed tribal disputes.
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Tribal fighting has long been present in the Papua New Guinea highlands, but the influx of modern automatic weaponry in the 1990s turned local disputes into lethal exchanges that threatened to permanently reshape highlands culture. Bootleg copies of the American film Rambo circulated in remote communities, becoming a crude tutorial on the use of such weaponry. The influence of the film was so pronounced that the term Rambo is now used in Papuan dialects to describe hired mercenaries who are paid to support local combatants in violent tribal disputes. Here we meet the fighters and the peacekeepers trying to navigate a path between tradition and modernity.
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@cmr5452 4 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best documentaries I've seen about tribal fights back home. You could really feel the tension as a viewer. Great filming and editing.

@williambaglme819 5 ай бұрын

Agree

@SuperZkym 4 жыл бұрын

As a highlander , this is one of the best documentaries about life in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, not all regions in the country are the same. Tribal warfare is an ancient tradition but now with illegal firearms, payback killings and land disputes this clearly shows why it's hard to stop such things from happening. But understanding why , is more important.

@adamfilmmaker 4 жыл бұрын

extraordinary filmmaking, editing, storytelling. Bravo.

@KopunNgalye 4 жыл бұрын

Any Wantoks here🙌

@turanatomeko 4 жыл бұрын

Mipla stap 🤗

@jalitakorua2809 4 жыл бұрын

🙌🏾

@thecyberexplorer1265 4 жыл бұрын

Mangi Liagam Stap

@jonathannukure1795 4 жыл бұрын

yes ya baraaaaaaa🤣🤞

@keghankombati4949 4 жыл бұрын

Mangi Kange stap ..koma Classic kigs

@CHILLVIBES_STUDIO437 Жыл бұрын

The mother speaking about her loss, broke my heart into pieces.

@ridgeandvalley40 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. It captures the feel of the PNG highlands well. One thing that annoys-- why dub in a bird song from South America (Screaming Piha). It is like every filmmaker that shows a jungle scene thinks this bird has to be present. It is not. It is as out of place as showing the Eiffel Tower in Bermuda.

@rn6045 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Mack pretty sure 99% of people wouldn’t know that weird fact

@leeawari2398 3 жыл бұрын

True

@oebaosule4431 3 жыл бұрын

Wantok from Morobe, Mangi kabwum.

@ilove2929 4 жыл бұрын

All tribal ppl everywhere in the world have similar lost rambo stories, back in the old days before western civilization touched the soil

@ilove2929 4 жыл бұрын

@@seahag6118 ikr 😴

@ilove2929 4 жыл бұрын

@dan fan no. strange u take it that way. That comment is served as reminder of simple fact that often missed or not captured in the video, to avoid misunderstanding, exaggeration, wrongfully framed or stereotyped, esp this video was made from outsider pov...

@Thrill_Hou 4 жыл бұрын

dan fan no. He’s saying anywhere Europeans go, they leave a trail of destruction.

@Thrill_Hou 4 жыл бұрын

Level3-RC they’ve survived millennia without much outside contact. I’m sure they’ll be alright without America/Europe’s grubby hands in their pockets.

@Threeniner 4 жыл бұрын

While a great documentary it is also important to be cognizant of the fact that this phenomenon is limited to the highlands region of PNG and is not representative of PNG as a whole.

@patana256 4 жыл бұрын

@Giggitee O'Yeah and your source is, what exactly?

@Ishmachiah 4 жыл бұрын

Hol' Up Niqqa - We kumuls who live there. We are the source. Madang, Lae, Wewak, Port Moresby, etc... Are no different than any other city you will find anywhere else. No different than any other country in Oceania.

@Threeniner 4 жыл бұрын

Hol' Up Niqqa the cogency of my comment stems from the fact that I'm a Papua New Guinean that grew up in PNG. The tribal conflict is prevalent in the Highlands region and not in other parts of PNG.

@raziwiththebraids 4 жыл бұрын

Yes this documentary great.. Yet it does not tell the whole story or represent us as a whole.. PNG is more than what is presented in this documentary.. There are more than 300 tribes in our country and 830 languages spoken by our people.. This documentary is merely a friction of what Papua New Guinea is about or has to offer

@jayadrew9530 3 жыл бұрын

yes because it is specific.. not general

@baiyermash4566 2 жыл бұрын

The mother speaking about losing all sons and their father to the tribal fight brought me to tears...😭😭

@zebedeekamaso5249 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about the mother who lost her husband and her sons in the fight💔

@MaroonLoto 4 жыл бұрын

Masterfully shot! One of the best looking documentaries I've seen. Applause!

@juniorjojoe Жыл бұрын

They speak over 600 languages! This is beyond any other countries intelligence..

@leeawari2398 12 күн бұрын

Over 800*

@slotzmori9181 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up to THE GUARDIAN...this is truly a great documentary of my country (enga province) PNG...

@vernshein5430 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me weep for the strong people of Enga. Many of the people in this documentary were speaking tokplace rather than the common language Tok Pisin. If the two different tribes do not share the same language, which is common in the Highlands, perhaps the use of Tok Pisin between members of the two sides could help to create more empathy and dialogue between the different tribes. Talking with other people makes all of us understand that we are all mostly the same. We want a better life for ourselves and our families. In a way, this makes all of us wontoks with one another. "We are fools to make war On our brothers in arms"

@josephb2259 2 жыл бұрын

No, they do speak the same language. Enga, unlike All other provinces has 1 language with different dialects.

@rexakeke426 4 жыл бұрын

Tribal fights are real in some remote parts of PNG's highlands provinces. This is great film making.

@franshuby8899 Жыл бұрын

Also in west Papua Highlands... Tribal fight is a culture/tradition from the ancestors, so ITS very difficult to end it

@juniorinjia3441 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful piece. I love this documentary. So far, the best ever from any other PNG documentaries.. Great Job.. The translations are also on point.. very direct representation of what's being said in their language.

@stephanemalhomme 4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful doco on such a brutally painful topic. Thanks.

@maiholiaw4927 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of North East India during the 90's to 2000's one tribe is fighting with another tribe and Every tribe is fighting with the Govt of India. People were displaced, many were killed. If not by the enemy tribe, its by the Indian Security forces. Thankfully all that is over now. Its been relatively peaceful for twenty years now.

@Summitic 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible documentary. Very insightful!

@photographer2videographer 4 жыл бұрын

This is exceptionally well shot, edited and directed. Strongly reminiscent of Malick's thin red line, which is not surprising as it's shot in a similar part of the world. Holds the torment of the people and the beauty of the place together admirably without the incredible cinematography overwhelming the deep felt heart of the piece. Can I see any other work by this team anywhere?

@merolynvinci9470 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you The Guardian, you have truly captured the essence of tribal warfare in The Enga Province.

@gertrudelaurasios 2 жыл бұрын

& Chris Phillips

@hikmahuddinhasbullah3928 Жыл бұрын

they should learn how to end this tribal fights from us Borneo tribes…Dayak tribes who was known for tribal warfare like Guinean is now one of the friendliest and softest people I ever met

@radithramadhan8488 Ай бұрын

Because Indonesia and Malaysia educate Dayak very well while PNG govt can't even govern themselves

@finisherpaiientertainment8889 Жыл бұрын

Still the best documentary in tribal warfare...

@Rocio1988 4 жыл бұрын

Great documentary on one of the tribal conflicts in PNG that continue for generations, now by using modern weapons.

@ML-mm2th 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful land.

@normangeorge5934 4 жыл бұрын

Enga province has a lot of intellectuals in Papua New Guinea holding high government positions and owning a number of businesses . If these intellects can invest in awareness and education back to their home province we can see an improvement and decrease decrease in tribal fights

@shadrickh5636 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly..

@Protato666 3 жыл бұрын

But why decrease the fighting ?Do you want these people to lose their musculinity and turn into peaceful ducks ? Look what peace and advanced civilization has done to western men who are anything but men these days

@jaxmahn17066 3 жыл бұрын

@@Protato666 declare independence lo highlands. Na yupla mahn mahn lo yupla yet. Lol

@mito88 3 жыл бұрын

@@Protato666 nonsense

@tit0android348 10 ай бұрын

Sadly this are the very ones responsible for financing arms build up in the region.

@franktimothy9735 3 жыл бұрын

Tinlapin Tribesman, KOMPAIM District of Enga Province - well documented. Literally the truth of tribal fights and violence in the Highlands Region of PNG. This is very educational, & informative. Looking forward for some changes.

@chaz32 4 жыл бұрын

No doubt these territorial disputes are being exacerbated by tensions at the border with Indonesia, and recent mining expansions. It's a volatile mix. The tagline at the end of the production characterises this as an intrinsic problem, and while the traditional headhunter image of PNG remains potent, there are globalised factors at work here.

@ilove2929 4 жыл бұрын

The Papua New Guinea corrupt govt also plays role in the land grabbing/ disputes (for mining, of course)

@crankypipo 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly they are being played, yes..

@kosakata8632 4 жыл бұрын

Exacerbated by indonesia? XD This tribal conflict nothing to do with indonesian, kompiam is far far away from indonesian border, tribe war is normal thing in melanesian culture. Most indonesia melanesian didn't adopt this culture anymore.

@nedpokapin4897 Жыл бұрын

Best Documentary about the Life up in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬🔥

@soniikaye8547 3 жыл бұрын

The best documentary so far.

@jayrajamanickam 4 жыл бұрын

Great documentary film 👌🏽

@abbanjo13 4 жыл бұрын

Guardian will make a fancy slick doc about PNGers killing each other but won't make one on the colonization and genocide in west Papua. Wtf.

@coprolog1234 4 ай бұрын

Probably because PNG is accessible while entering in west papua under a military control for a journalist is almost impossible

@sockpuppetbitme 4 жыл бұрын

I stayed a while with a guy named 'Ten'. After a while he told me he was called Ten because he had killed ten people in battle. I was staying with a different family by that afternoon. Mulitaka wantoks! :) :) :)

@tash1236 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great documentary. Very informative

@doidletp 4 жыл бұрын

Applies to armed conflict everywhere. Countries vs. countries. It's tribalism. Let's live and let live.

@jasonkangu9650 4 жыл бұрын

This is some great work!!!!!!!!

@bobwanjala1401 3 жыл бұрын

Stop fighting. Work together to grow your economy

@africauniteacosta8563 4 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing documentary!! What camera did they shoot the doc???

@foxtail803 4 жыл бұрын

Do a documentary on the Papua Genocide and how the colonial countries reap the natural resources as the Papuans are being slaughtered on there own land...tribal warfare ..happens

@joshuatulasoi5495 4 жыл бұрын

Very true... Australia steals our resources like gold and then tires to pretend that it's aid is enough and does nothing about Indonesia

@KaihBomai2017 4 жыл бұрын

@Unapologetic White Male, Proud Colonizer you are misguided

@foxtail803 4 жыл бұрын

@@grahamapo8895 under direction from Margret Thatcher son .....mmmmh British right......you just contradicted your self ....besides what countries are in the UN.50 to 60 years ago....I bet the counties that were taking natural resources from all black countries.... Colonials British France dutch Spanish ... take Ur pic of any European countries that Invaded other countries

@Yyr85 4 жыл бұрын

@@foxtail803 Thats the history, but they get the resources and create technologie, if you dont like it, throw your clothes and phone away and turn of the internet.

@trevs9925 Жыл бұрын

@@Yyr85 well make it with your own resources

@mega3rdonthethrone 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro. Loving every bit

@sandpaper631 4 жыл бұрын

The solution is to introduce kava to the highlands lol.. Fijians of different provinces and tribes have bonded well sitting around the kava bowl and laughing and ironing out their differences. Just my opinion

@josephb2259 4 жыл бұрын

But Fiji has a similar language and culture through out it's islands so it's easier for tribes to get along.

@TM686K 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't sound like a bad idea. Vanuatu made Kava popular again in an attempt to quell the alcohol fuelled violence and it worked like a charm.

@taylortolo9975 4 жыл бұрын

@Alu Haymon ahah my friend I don't think the problem is misunderstanding. We Papua New Guineans have soo much pride. Pride for our land, our culture, and our identity. It is our culture to fight and defend what is ours so no one wants to back down and let the other party prevail.

@soniikaye8547 3 жыл бұрын

Fiji and other atoll islands are way small compared to PNG. We have over ten million people living in PNG whereas in Fiji less than 100,000 . As a nation with many tribes, voices, customs and ways it is hard to find harmony over a kava bowl like in Fiji.

@marlonaugwi1111 Жыл бұрын

Bruh trust me you wouldn't wanna be around us once we're intoxicated from kava..you have see a sober Papua new guinean on screen and haven't experienced a drunked one yet 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@noelkomunt8264 Жыл бұрын

Great Documentary 👍🏽

@TheSpiritOfTheTimes 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff.

@Giddyblack193 Жыл бұрын

Great documentary 👏 👍

@mcwinnapyo1036 3 жыл бұрын

That's my tribe the trouble fight really append 👏👏👏

@Kroosader 4 жыл бұрын

3:05 OK is a universal word

@kalegana 4 жыл бұрын

very well made documentary..

@michaelkomba6703 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! This Film is Great!

@pedenmk 4 жыл бұрын

What a shame. My heart goes out to these people

@mkorokan 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for my people...

@emilmisih651 Жыл бұрын

People of Enga, Hela and other highlands provinces not common, but stop fighting! Let's work together to develop our country. You have one life to live. Let's work together and live in peace!

@dayakwarfighter7477 4 жыл бұрын

To achieve peace they need common enemy, it will be more productive if they banded together and fight gold miner

@hiltonlabeki3381 4 жыл бұрын

Very true I am a PNG very true

@angelapini1224 Жыл бұрын

Best documentary 🙏🥺 yes it is happening in most parts of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬🥺.

@phobowl 4 ай бұрын

Great documentary. Like a feature film.

@lilivpoka3163 10 ай бұрын

Well documented ❤️

@vinniemara999 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I love Rambo movies. So inspiring..Thumbs up from Hela...

@trevs9925 Жыл бұрын

Ples pik

@Mannsy83 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing and heartbreaking

@RealisticAlternatives 4 жыл бұрын

@the Guardian You should approach Stallone to ask him to do a PSA

@ianh7710 4 жыл бұрын

Ancient war that has been fought for centuries in Enga it will only cease if they can find peace within themselves

@dayakwarfighter7477 4 жыл бұрын

They need common enemy, just like us in borneo

@anthonymanderson7671 8 ай бұрын

Great to see this was covered.

@jacobburke123 4 жыл бұрын

Immaculately shot

@lings1064 4 ай бұрын

Thumbs up for the film. Tribal warfare is still happening up in the highlands region of PNG

@fortresslimited7665 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing story a reality of the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Love comes first the truth comes later.

@gertrudelaurasios 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ great job 👏

@Leonbartolome 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@denispolovynka7523 4 жыл бұрын

Why people in our planet cannot live without war? It's so sad. :/

@Sagittarius-A-Star 4 жыл бұрын

@@seahag6118 Raised by women, right?

@damirbato5686 3 жыл бұрын

@@seahag6118 with out whom you would be nothing :)

@anthonymanderson7671 8 ай бұрын

That's how it is.

@thvtsydneylyf3th077 4 жыл бұрын

every developing nation will see such times and struggles, unfortunately this will only develop into something bigger and more destructive

@pngunseen-latest 4 жыл бұрын

Why not use your Rambo value to take back PJV.? I’m so disgusted how PNG is branded. Not all part of PNG is as such. Result of these Rambo pasin putim planty lo lae ,mosby na olgeta ap lo kantri.... running away and becoming Rambo again in the cities of PNG.

@jah1813 4 жыл бұрын

Learning from Rambo LOL

@domteneglia9121 4 жыл бұрын

Powerful

@lamabros4710 2 жыл бұрын

Tribal warfare is a seasonal thing up in the highlands. The two tribes will make a peace agreement after so much suffering and pain but the tribal fighting comes back every 10 yrs. You can't live peacefully in a tribal hot spot for more than 2 decades. PNG, The land of the unexpected!

@uppereastsidehoney4055 Жыл бұрын

Hi i would just ask, how frequent do tribal fights ignite ang happen there? Like in a week? Month? Or year?

@indriadrayton1132 4 жыл бұрын

And this is all done for nothing. Even before the guns was the headhunting. Senseless...

@robbiekebaya7378 4 жыл бұрын

An accurate account of what happens in tribal fighting in the highlands. The sad part is, it is the woman and children who suffer. Heartbreaking for the old lady who lost her three sons and husband.

@jacobethnanu6510 Жыл бұрын

Mi no lukim face, mi arim nek tasol na mi sawe em paps blomi Council 😍 My tribesmen!❤️

@peramunaenterprises529 4 жыл бұрын

Government should empower weak but innocents communities with arms and training, signed a contract with their village leaders to use the guns only if there is a credible threat. If not png defence should deploy to surround the area.

@emmanuelyopo2123 3 жыл бұрын

Well captured documentary. Law and Order is one of those major impediments to developments in Enga. And it eats away our Enga Provincial Government budget where should be used for services.

@isaialeuila9327 4 жыл бұрын

Wars have been the way since ancient times in claiming lands... but these people need to stop... its 2019 they should find other ways in doing this...

@mrconfusion87 3 жыл бұрын

Some say the sport rugby league is becoming a substitute now to tribal warfare...

@kokomo9230 4 жыл бұрын

Yes yah

@Protato666 4 жыл бұрын

Hey ! when you are going to come here document us lost rambos of Cimmeria ?

@derekanderson6635 4 жыл бұрын

So who brought in the Fully automatics??

@ry517 4 жыл бұрын

💯🤔

@derreckdomara522 4 жыл бұрын

most high powered weapons are smuggled across the border from Indonesia (West Papua). I believe some also come up from the Australia where the border is shared.

@panjidharma2829 4 жыл бұрын

@@derreckdomara522 I find it funny that weapons from PNG are smuggled to Indonesia while weapons in Indonesia are also smuggled to PNG.

@darlanbeaiso3291 4 жыл бұрын

Usually the by Asians that do business in png. Also there is a lot of corruption in png.

@LukeGeaney 4 жыл бұрын

Has such rich subject matter, absolutely ripe for an amazing documentary. The delivery is not there though I feel - specifically the cuts to cinematic dramatisations (?) which are both weirdly fetishistic and entirely without context. Why are they there? I have a sinking feeling they were just to add a reductive tribal "vibe". They feel especially awkward post Act-of-Killing. I would love to see another documentary on this topic though, it's fascinating!

@MH-tp6cg 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know why the dramatisations are '...entirely without context.' in a film about tribal war...? Please enlighten me..

@ngarunen91 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, may you please go into more depth

@blvvdsawgekkt2599 4 жыл бұрын

right here right now

@whereswaldo5740 9 ай бұрын

You need to do two more documentaries. One how the bow and arrows are to blame. And another one how the machetes are to blame.

@user-no6ss3hn6c 10 ай бұрын

I'm from enga😊❤🇵🇬

@gorillaguerillaDK 4 жыл бұрын

OH FFS, can't either Law Enforcement or the UN at least keep two tribes from fighting???

@donii7092 Жыл бұрын

One of the best png documentaries

@ktaipu 4 жыл бұрын

the last frontier...

@octaviolove 4 жыл бұрын

so they trade young girls for some guns. Thats nobel! WTF

@Marcus_-sy9fi 9 ай бұрын

Warfare and brutality have always existed since the dawn of time.

@reixofficiel 4 жыл бұрын

Where my nakkas at??

@saikenzie7337 3 жыл бұрын

Ah o highlanders lo png, olgeta natural warriors blo png

@BillyT886 2 жыл бұрын

Brutal folk

@amronnog Жыл бұрын

Conflict is just men trying to impress other men.

@henrykoi5742 4 ай бұрын

In the End there are no winners only loosers.

@ishmaelbulda1743 4 жыл бұрын

💔

@firstname__lastname 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if Sylvester Stallone knows his movie is being used as warfare training....

@Villyko 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how to feel about this.

@martynblackburn1977 4 жыл бұрын

Try thinking instead of feeling.

@Villyko 4 жыл бұрын

martynblackburn1977 well it makes me think that I don’t know how to feel about this!

@MadLikeDog 4 жыл бұрын

Sighs relief ...the story line made preparation for battle but ended in peace

@zzzz5695 3 жыл бұрын

Mngkn jga g tu snjta ad yg lri ke opm? Bru tau trnyt alran snjt lwt ngra kta dlu wkwkw

@jaxmahn17066 4 жыл бұрын

This is the highlands region. Such things do not occur in the islands region it's far more peaceful.Thank you

@ye4us 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they don't confront each other during disputes but harm each other behind their backs with black magic like cowards.

@jaxmahn17066 3 жыл бұрын

@@ye4us Btw this is youtube. Yu semi evolved přįmāťë.