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The Silent One (1984)
Directed by Yvonne Mackay
“A Story of Superstition, Ignorance, Reason and Love.”
Family, Drama · 1h 32m
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.
Cast
George Henare
Anzac Wallace
Pat Evison
Crew
- Director
- Yvonne Mackay
- Screenplay
- Ian Mune
- Original Music Composer
- Jenny McLeod
- Editor
- Jamie Selkirk
- Producer
- Dave Gibson
Details
- Release date
- 1984-06-14
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Production
- The Gibson Group