Tonga's film output is small but quietly remarkable, with Pacific Islander storytelling increasingly finding international audiences through collaborative projects. Vai (2019), a pan-Pacific anthology featuring Tongan segments, is a fine example of that collective spirit. See what Macca made of Tonga's offerings below.
Rating: 3.5★
There's a particular image of Polynesian culture that documentaries and films have spent years carefully constructing, and I'll be honest, I've largely bought into it. Films like Kumu Hina painted a genuinely beautiful picture of a society where transgender individuals aren't merely
Genre Drama
★★★ — 'Aho'eitu (2015)
Genre Drama
★★★½ — Vai (2019)
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