Sun Come Up
The story of the world's first climate refugees.
- 2010
- 38m
- Documentary
Rating: 6.2 out of 10TMDB(4 votes)
Overview
Sun Come Up tells the story of some of the world's first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders. The film follows relocation leader Ursula Rakova and a group of young families as they search for new homes in war torn Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) (2011)
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Setting
Set in Papua New Guinea
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tim Metzger
Details
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- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 8, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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