The Cook Islands has a small but growing screen presence, often channelling Pacific identity and oral tradition into its storytelling. Vai, an anthology feature made by nine Pacific Island women directors, gave the islands a notable international moment. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.0★
There is something quietly remarkable about a film arriving from New Zealand and the Cook Islands in 2003 under the banner of a production consortium that includes a wellness company (Morinda, Inc, the juice brand, whose involvement in family film financing is exactly as odd as it sounds) and a
Genre Drama
★★★½ — Vai (2019)
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