Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree | |
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Directed by | Martyn Sanderson |
Written by | Martyn Sanderson |
Based on | 1974 short story and other work by Albert Wendt |
Produced by | Graham McLean |
Starring | Faifua Amiga Richard von Sturmer |
Narrated by | Peseta Sinave Isara |
Cinematography | Allen Guilford |
Edited by | Ken Zemke |
Music by | Michelle Scullion |
Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission Grahame McLean Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | New Zealand |
Language | English |
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On the Samoan island of Sapepe, young Pepe is torn between tradition and modernity. [1] [2]
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