Tanna
“Two tribes. One love.”
In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing her arranged fate. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom.
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Cast
8 people
Mungau Dain
Dain
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Marie Wawa
Wawa
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Marceline Rofit
Selin
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Kapan Cook
Kapan Cook
Charlie Kahla
Chief Charlie
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Lingai Kowia
Father
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Dadwa Mungau
Grandmother
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Albi Nagia
Grandfather and Shaman
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Bentley Dean Director · Martin Butler Director John Collee Writer
Worldwide gross $70K · United States release May 4, 2016 · Produced in Australia, Vanuatu
Box office
Worldwide gross
$69,961
Production
Contact Films
Production
Australia · Vanuatu
Produced in
Taboo
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Bislama
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 2015
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Australia · October 18, 2015
Limited theatrical · Adelaide Film Festival
United States · May 4, 2016
Limited theatrical · New York African Film Festival
United States
September 16, 2016 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
April 9, 2017 · Premiere · Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke
June 2, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
October 16, 2015 · Limited theatrical
France
June 10, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Cabourg Film Festival
November 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
March 30, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
June 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
July 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2016 · Limited theatrical · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
July 1, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Brave Festival
Spain
July 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 16, 2015 · Limited theatrical · London Film Festival
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