In a Savage Land

In a Savage Land

1999 · 115 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

Two anthropologists married to each other go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research in pre-World War II. Eventually the war breaks out and many lives are disrupted and complicated.

Directed by Bill Bennett · Written by Jennifer Cluff

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