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POWER MERI follows Papua New Guinea’s first national women’s rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet.


  • Year
    2018
  • Runtime
    78 minutes
  • Country
    Australia
  • Director
    Joanna Lester
  • Screenwriter
    Joanna Lester
  • Producer
    Madeleine Hetherton