Tanna ( Blu-ray )
Tanna, an extraordinary Australia/Vanuatu co-production, is a Romeo and Juliet story set in one of the world's last true tribal societies. It is the first feature film shot entirely in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, in a village called Yakel. The people of this remote community, high in the mountain rainforests near a spitting volcano, truly wear grass skirts and penis sheaths and have rejected colonial and Christian influences in favor of their traditional and pure "Kastom" system of laws and beliefs. Their customs and lifestyle have changed little for centuries. Before Tanna, they had never before seen a movie or a camera, yet welcomed the filmmakers to live with the tribe for seven months where they absorbed stories and observed ceremonies, with the input and collaboration of the local people. None of the 'cast' had ever acted before, but astonishingly, they passionately and naturally re-created this real-life story from recent tribal history as if they had had years of training. Tanna is a spectacularly lush and exotic film that is Australia's submission for the Academy Awards Best Foreign Film of 2017.
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama, Drama Romance, Australian Film, True Stories, Blu-ray Discs, Film Festivals 2016
Country: Australia, Vanuatu
Director: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler
Starring: Marie Wawa, Mungau Dain, Marceline Rofit, Chief Charlie Kahla
Duration: 104 Minutes
Rating: M - Violence
Subtitles: Yes
6.9/10
Location in store: Australian Film
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