The Orator
6.8
“The strongest voice comes from the heart.”
The Orator (O Le Tulafale) is a contemporary drama about courage, forgiveness and love. Small in stature and humble, Saili lives a simple life with his beloved wife and daughter in an isolated, traditional village in the islands of Samoa. Forced to protect his land and family, Saili must face his fears and seek the right to speak up for those he loves.
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Cast
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Fa'afiaula Sanote
Saili
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Tausili Pushparaj
Vaaiga
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Tusi Tamasese
Michael Eldred
Salamasina Mataia
Litia
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Catherine Fitzgerald
Ioata Tanielu
Poto
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Nathaniel Lees
Known for
Sweet Tooth
30 Days of Night
Kome Alauni
Kome
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Manu Asafo Maugatai
Fiona Collins
Lupe
Known for
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Tuitautai Henry Tamasese
Tusi Tamasese Director · Tim Prebble Composer Leon Narbey Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $742K · Budget $2.3M · United States release January 20, 2012
Box office
Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$741,862
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Blueskin Films
Production
O Le Tulafale
Production
New Zealand · Samoa
Produced in
Languages
Original title
O le tulafale
Original language
Samoan
Spoken on screen
Samoan
Release dates
Italy · February 21, 2011
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 2012
Sundance Film Festival
Australia
November 17, 2011
Fiji
April 1, 2013 · Fiji Student Film Festival
Luxembourg
March 1, 2012 · Luxembourg City Film Festival
New Zealand
October 6, 2011
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