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Dieu est American (God is American)
Film
Title of the film
Original title:
Dieu est American
English title:
God is American
Hungarian title:
Az Isten amerikai
Production and shooting info
Country of the production:
France - fr
Year of production:
2007
Year of shooting:
2007
Length of the film:
52 min
Colouring:
colour
Standard format:
DigiBeta
Original language:
French
Language of subtitle:
English
Description of the content
Since the end of World War II, the people of Tanna, a remote island in the South Pacific in the archepelago Vanuatu, have idolized an American prophet, his name is John Frum. The islanders believe he is an American pilot that returned to the United States after the war, and will come back to Tanna with riches from the US that they call « the Cargo ». They pray to an American flag, awaiting his return. One man, Isaac the Last One, chief of the « Cargo cult », claims he is Frum’s son. He has formed an army of GI’s to celebrate the return of the prophet John Frum.
Credits
Director:
Richard Martin-Jordan
Expert:
Bernard Vienne
Michel Lardy
Producer:
Richard Martin-Jordan
Cinematographer:
Richard Martin-Jordan
Editor:
Alistair Creaser
Olivier Jehan
Sound:
Bruno Leneuveu
Company / Institution
Production:
Palladium Productions
Distributor:
10 francs
Ethnicity and locality
Etnic group:
Vanuatu
Continent:
Australia-Oceania
Country:
Vanuatu - vu
Tipology
Type:
non-fiction film
Form:
documentary film
Related sciences
Social science:
history
religion studies
Keyword:
identity
spirituality
Documents
dialoguelist
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