ARTE Reportage

Bougainville: A New Country

12 min

Available until 20/09/2028

23/10/2025

The island of Bougainville is to become independent from Papua New Guinea on 1 September 2027 and become the 194th nation in the world. This coming freedom is a source of excitement for local people colonised by Germany, then Australia before being merged into an independent Papua New Guinea in 1975. Can the resource-rich territory prosper on its own?

Director

Théophile Simon

Author

Théophile Simon

Production

La Bonne Prod

Country

France

Year

2025

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