God Is American Explained

God is American
Producer:Palladium Productions
Runtime:52 min
Country:France
Language:French

God is American (French: Dieu est américain) is a 2007 French documentary film written, directed and produced by Richard Martin-Jordan.

Synopsis

Since the end of World War II in 1945, the people of Tanna, a remote and isolated island in the south Pacific Ocean, worship an American prophet, John Frum. The islanders believe he is an American pilot that returned to the United States after the end of the world war, and will come back to Tanna with riches and valuable souvenirs from the United States that they call "the cargo". They pray to an American flag, awaiting his return. One man, Isaac the Last One, chief of the "Cargo Cult", claims he is Frum's son. He has formed an army of GIs to celebrate and proclaim the return of the Frum.[1]

Critics

The shooting of that film was controversial in Vanuatu; the film was accused of being pseudo-anthropological. Some viewers on the YouTube version of this film have noted that the captions incorrectly translate the subjects' Bislama words into English, and other viewers have pointed out that the narrator takes a condescending view towards the people who are the film's subjects.

Awards

This film was selected in 95 festivals worldwide, it has won 20 awards:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: God is American (2007) - IMDb. .

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