The Silent One

1985
95min
Feature
Synopsis: 

On a beautiful Pacific island a boy's friendship with a magical turtle brings vengeance from the villagers.

Somewhere between fact and fiction, superstition and the supernatural, lies the story of Jonasi, The Silent One. It is a magical tale echoing the rhythms and legends of the Pacific, of village life, and of the sea; filmed in the Cook Islands, on an idyllic coral atoll representing a mythical Polynesian island.

Status: 
Complete, Remastered, DCP available
Genre: 
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Festival/Awards: 
Frankfurt, Best Film; Paris, Special Jury Prize
Technical information: 
Colour, Dolby, Digitised

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