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Tanna

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 44m
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6.9/10
4.6K
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Tanna (2015)
Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.
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Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love aff... Read allSet on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.

  • Directors
    • Martin Butler
    • Bentley Dean
  • Writers
    • Martin Butler
    • John Collee
    • Bentley Dean
  • Stars
    • Mungau Dain
    • Marie Wawa
    • Marceline Rofit
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.6K
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    • Directors
      • Martin Butler
      • Bentley Dean
    • Writers
      • Martin Butler
      • John Collee
      • Bentley Dean
    • Stars
      • Mungau Dain
      • Marie Wawa
      • Marceline Rofit
    • 28User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, Marie Wawa, and Mungau Dain at an event for Tanna (2015)
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    Mungau Dain
    Mungau Dain
    • Dain
    Marie Wawa
    Marie Wawa
    • Wawa
    Marceline Rofit
    Marceline Rofit
    • Selin
    Charlie Kahla
    Charlie Kahla
    • Chief Charlie
    Albi Nangia
    • Grandfather and Shaman
    Lingai Kowia
    Lingai Kowia
    • Father
    Dadwa Mungau
    • Grandmother
    Linette Yowayin
    • Mother
    Kapan Cook
    • Kapan Cook
    Mungau Yokay
    • Peacemaking Chief
    Mikum Tainakou
    Mikum Tainakou
    • Imedin Chief
    Charlie Kahla Junior
    • Yakel Tribe
    Nakou Pia
    • Yakel Tribe
    Chifan Benata
    • Yakel Tribe
    George Nayun
    • Yakel Tribe
    Peter Kowia
    • Yakel Tribe
    Kowia Kapan
    • Yakel Tribe
    Tom Kaia
    • Yakel Tribe
    • Directors
      • Martin Butler
      • Bentley Dean
    • Writers
      • Martin Butler
      • John Collee
      • Bentley Dean
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first ever Australian-made film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
    • Quotes

      Chief Charlie: Wisdom comes through suffering, killing only brings sorrow. One side struggles for power, the other takes revenge. Divided children of Tanna, join together in peace. Go back to our beginnings, hear the wisdom of the ancestors and live once more in harmony.

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      Featured in The Oscars (2017)

    User reviews28

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    A rare film from the South Pacific
    Tanna is a small island in the South Pacific, part of the nation of Vanuatu. The traditional way of life is still prevalent there, so Western sensibilities have to be put to one side for this film featuring tribal dances, pig slaughtering and penis sheaths.

    Dain is a chieftain's grandson and Wawa granddaughter of a shaman. The pair are in love, but when a long-standing rivalry with a neighbouring tribe once more erupts into violence, Wawa's hand in marriage is promised to a warrior of that tribe as part of peace negotiations. Forbidden by their elders from being together, Wawa and Dain resolve to defy their families.

    So far, so Romeo and Juliet. Except that this is based on actual events that happened barely thirty years ago, making the film an account of a relatively recent way of life on the isolated island - unsurprisingly, as directors/producers/scriptwriters Martin Butler and Bentley Dean usually work on documentaries. As you would expect from a cast of non-professionals, the acting is of variable quality, but the cinematography - from the lush forest to the barren landscape of the island's volcano, lit only by occasional eruptions of lava - is stunning. And how often do you see a film from the South Pacific?
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Vanuatu
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Aboriginal
    • Also known as
      • 塔納島之戀
    • Filming locations
      • Tanna, Vanuatu
    • Production company
      • Contact Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,654
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,711
      • Sep 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $102,225
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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