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The perilous path of young boys who must submit to daunting rites of passage to become an adult. Success will give them a status and new responsibilities in their tribe. But that success is not guaranteed; if they fail, they will remain children in the eyes of their community. To achieve adulthood status, Junior and Charles, on the island of Kontu in Papua, must capture a shark using only a propeller rope, while Wabak, Sali and Telcon, on the Ile Pentecôte in Vanuata, must jump from the top of a wooden tower with creepers around their ankles. Two different ordeals for a common goal: to become a man… Will they succeed?

France - 2003 - 52 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Jérôme Ségur Camera Philippe Bigot, Jérôme Ségur Sound Jean-Baptiste Benoit, Olivier Pioda Editing Françoise Berger Garnault Music Pierre Esteve

Production Zed Productions, 39 rue des Prairies, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5309 9696 Fax : +33 (0)1 4262 6460 Co-Production Discovery Channel & Discovery Networks

Sales Zed Productions, 39 rue des Prairies, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5309 9696 Fax : +33 (0)1 4262 6460