In a Savage Land

In a Savage Land (1999)

October 21st, 19991h 55min

Drama
49%

Overview

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.


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