The Coconut Revolution

Not to be confused with the Coconut War, a brief clash between Papua New Guinean soldiers and rebels in Espiritu Santo shortly before and after the independence of the Republic of Vanuatu was declared in 1980.

The Coconut Revolution
Directed byDom Rotheroe
Produced byMichael Chamberlain
Distributed byStampede
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
50 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Coconut Revolution is a 2001 multi-award winning documentary film about the struggle of the indigenous peoples of Bougainville Island during the Bougainville Civil War. The movement is described as the "world's first successful eco-revolution" and has drawn parallels with the conflict depicted in the 2009 film, Avatar.[1]

  1. ^ Babcock, Jay (12 January 2010). "REAL-LIFE "AVATAR" 1-3". Arthur. Retrieved 16 April 2012.