In a Savage Land

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Two married anthropologists go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research.Two married anthropologists go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research.Two married anthropologists go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research.

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6.1/10

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Awards
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
Writer-producer-director Bill Bennett said of the genesis of this project: "I became intrigued by this place [the Trobriand Islands] at university and when I started to read more about it, the whole notion of sex and freedom within a 'primitive' culture fascinated me, but my reading confirmed my suspicions that it was more complex than was perceived, with strict social and moral codes," says Bennett. "I became fascinated by the role of women and their status and power in a matrilineal society and thought it would be an interesting place to set a love story about scientists in a conventional marriage being affected by the sexual politics of the place."

Quotes
[first lines]
Evelyn Spence: I once met a man, not my husband, another man. He looked back on a life. What would you carry into the darkness? For me, I'll take the smell of a pearl shell, freshly opened, one day on a beach.

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Featured in In a Savage Land: Cast & Crew Interviews (2001)

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9/10

Fabulous

From a former cultural anthropology student, I have to say, this movie was good from a scholastic point of view. It was like taking a vacation for two hours too. And the beautiful people, and scenery...I thoroughly enjoyed it.