Tusi Tamasese : 2011
The Orator
Saili, an unassuming villager and taro farmer, lives happily with his beautiful wife Vaaiga and her teenage daughter Litia. Their existence, whilst happy and peaceful, is unconventional. Vaaiga has been banished from her ancestral village for many years. Saili faces serious threats to his plantation as well as his family and has been denied his father's chiefly title that would offer some protection. Life is further complicated by Litia's blossoming beauty that is attracting the attention of the young men in the village. Matters ultimately come to a head, requiring Saili to face his fears, seek the right to speak out for those he loves, and to defend all that he holds precious. A contemporary drama about courage, forgiveness and the love of two people for each other in an increasingly hostile world. Tusi Tamasese's debut feature premiered and was awarded a Special Mention in the Orizzonti selection at La Biennale di Venezia 2011.
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