Mother Tongue

Name: Mother Tongue
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-08-06
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Luciane Buchanan, Albert Rounds, Mikey Falesiu, Michael Koloi, Elizabeth Thomson

Lea Tupu’anga (2024)

Timing: 0:17 (17 min)

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Video for the film Mother Tongue — Vea Mafile’o on "Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue"

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Release date

2024-08-06

Country

New Zealand

Production

New Zealand Film Commission, Run Charlie Films, Script to Screen

Genre

Drama

Budget

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Director

Vea Mafile'o

Actors

Luciane Buchanan, Albert Rounds, Mikey Falesiu, Michael Koloi, Elizabeth Thomson
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Scenario

Luciane Buchanan

Producer

Eldon Booth, Alex Lovell, Frankie Adams, Jason Momoa

Camera operator

Maria Ines Manchego

Composer

Stephen Gallagher

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Audition

Editing

Anastasia Doniants, Lisa Greenfield
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Short description

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.