Two tribes. One love.
In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing her arranged fate. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom.
- 6.6
- 2015
- Released
- 1h 40m
Mungau Dain
Dain
Marie Wawa
WawaMarceline Rofit
SelinKapan Cook
Kapan CookCharlie Kahla
Chief CharlieLingai Kowia
FatherDadwa Mungau
GrandmotherAlbi Nagia
Grandfather and Shaman
Released
en
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- #love
- #pacific island
- #volcanic eruption
- #indigenous australians
- #indigenous peoples
- #vanuatu
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