Bridewealth for a Goddess (2000)

Release Date: 2000-01-01
Runtime: 1h 12min
Production Country: Papua New Guinea
Director: Chris Owen

The film documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor, in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Shot over a period of approximately 15 years, the anthropologists and filmmakers have been participant-observers during a time of pivotal change for the clans of the Kavelka tribal group.