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    • The Orator (film)

    2011 Samoan film

    The Orator (Samoan: O Le Tulafale) is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story".[2] The film was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[3] but it did not make the final shortlist.[4] It is the first time New Zealand has submitted a film in this category.[5][6]

    Plot

    Manu Asafo has described the film as an attempt "to portray Samoan culture".[7] It shows Samoans "surrounded by family and support", in accordance with fa'aSamoa (the "Samoan way").[7] The New Zealand Film Commission describes it as showcasing not only "Samoan tradition and values", but also "universal" themes: "love, courage, personal adversity and honour". Samoan Deputy Prime Minister Mis