Vea Mafile'o
Director
Mother Tongue (2024)
A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.
Keywords: tmdb.female-protagonist, tmdb.bilingual, tmdb.short-film, aspectratio.2-1, mdblist.imdb-short
Production Companies: New Zealand Film Commission, Run Charlie Films, Script to Screen
Country: New Zealand
Production Country:
New Zealand
Languages:
Tonga,
English
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Runtime: 17 min.
Released: Aug. 6, 2024
Status: Released
Certification: NR