Guardians of the Flutes: The Secrets of Male Initiation Movie Review 1996

Profiles the Sambia people of New Guinea secret rituals of initiation aimed at making their warriors courageous and bold. Shows how women are subservient and live separately from men, and how baby boys are only allowed to stay with their mothers until they are old enough to move to the "boys' house."

Distribution

Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (212)808-4980, Toll-free: 800-555-9815, Fax: (212)808-4983, Email: info@filmakers.com, URL: http://www.filmakers.com

Available on VHS
Running time 55 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Sociology