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Tanna

Year of completion: 2015
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Feature
Genre: Drama
Duration: 104 minutes
Production Status: Completed

In one of the last traditional tribes 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, but are pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them. 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. Based on a true story and performed by the people of Yakel.

Completion Year: 2015
Genres: Drama
Format: Feature
Production Status: Completed

Cast and Crew

Cast

Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa, Marceline Rofit, Chief Charlie Kahla, Albi Nangia,, Lingai Kowia, Dadwa Mungau, Linette Yowayin, Kapan Cook, Chief Mungau Yokay, Chief Mikum Tainakou