Cowboy & Maria in town

Cowboy and Maria are vital players in the new urban Papua New Guinea. Their interwoven stories highlight the consequences of urban drift, where traditional and Western values meet.

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"Stories from the squatter settlements of Papua New Guinea"@en
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"Cowboy and Maria are vital players in the new urban Papua New Guinea. Their interwoven stories highlight the consequences of urban drift, where traditional and Western values meet."@en
"Focuses on two migrants who are lured to the urban settlements of Port Moresby by the attraction of town life and job opportunities."
"This film is about the problems of urban drift in Papua New Guinea. Since 1975 many people from rural areas have migrated to Port Moresby in search of work. The film focuses on two urban dwellers (Cowboy and Maria) and looks at how they survive on the fringe of the urban economy."@en
"This film is about the problems of urban drift in Papua New Guinea. Since 1975 many people from rural areas have migrated to Port Moresby in search of work. The film focuses on two urban dwellers (Cowboy and Maria) and looks at how they survive on the fringe of the urban economy."
"This is a study in direct cinema mode about individual responses to rapid cultural change. Cowboy is an urban bandit turned self-styled rock'n roll performer earning money by performing on Port Moresby street corners. Maria lives a precarious existence in one of the fifty squatter settlements that surround Moresby."
"Tells the story of two migrants living in a settlement surrounding Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, as they look for work and go about their daily lives. Cowboy and MAria are vital players in the new urban Papua New Guinea. Their interwoven stories highlight the consequences of urban drift, where traditional and Western values meet -- Container."@en
"Attracted by the myths of town life and the chance of work, people from villages all over Papua New Guinea have come to the towns. Cowboy and Maria in Town tells the story of two such migrants living in the settlements that surround the capital, Port Moresby. Cowboy is a reformed 'rascal'- unemployed and illiterate with a criminal record. He invents an electric guitar out of scrap materials and plays his distinctive rock-and-roll on street corners, earning just enough for his family to get by. Maria lives an equally precarious existence. Seasonal gardening and her husband's small income as a night security guard are their sole means of survival. Only her resilient humor keeps her going when inter-tribal conflicts, inflamed by frustration and alcohol, erupt in the settlement. Cowboy and Maria are vital players in the new urban Papua New Guinea. Their interwoven stories highlight the consequences of urban drift, where traditional and Western values meet. These intelligent and determined optimists are far from being Third World victims; they go about their daily lives with humor and imagination, rising to the enormous cultural changes that confront them."@en
"Ce documentaire raconte l'histoire de deux immigrés, venant de zone rurale, vivant dans les environs de Port Moresby, en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, de leur recherche de travail et de leur vie quotidienne."
"Attracted by the myths of town life and the chance of work, people from villages all over Papua New Guinea have come to the towns. Cowboy and Maria in Town tells the story of two such migrants living in the settlements that surround the capital, Port Moresby."