"The strongest voice comes from the heart."21 February 2011Drama110 mins
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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Taro planter Lui's grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life. A chance meeting with a stranger, a widow bound in anger to the grave of her husband now drowning in their cyclone devastated village, inspires Lui to reach out to her.
As if they were showing their film to a few friends in their home, the Johnsons describe their trip across the world, which begins in the South Pacific islands of Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, the Solomons (where they seek and find cannibals), and New Hebrides.
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains.
Luana Lepou (Salina Vai) is a brilliant 15-year-old. The recent death of her father left her in the care of her mother, Susana (Frances Talataiga) and older sister, Sina (Auau Faleafine).
Verona Sagato-Mauga, a first-generation American business owner in Salt Lake County, Utah, campaigns to become the first Samoan to win a state legislative seat in the continental United States.
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THE ORATOR [2011] Official Trailer
The trailer for the new Samoan film 'The Orator' released by Transmission Films in Australia and Madman in NZ. Written and directed by Tusi Tamasese The ...
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The 13th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival 2012 (November 1-9) THE ORATOR The first-ever feature film in the Samoan language speaks loudly. From out ...
O Le Tulafale "The Orator" (Rugby Training) *FUNNY SCENE*
Funny scene from the movie "The Orator (2011)". ***No copyright infringement intended. All content belongs Blueskin Films Ltd.
The Orator (New Zealand 2011)
Sunday 28 October Australian Television Premiere The Orator is the first film entirely shot in Samoa in the Samoan language with a Samoan cast and ...
Film Review: The Orator & The Round-Up 6-10-11 Radio Wam
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