Gerringong Pics and Flicks
is starting it's 2016 season of great films with Tanna.
Review by Richard Kuipers - Variety
Courtesy of Venice Film Festival
The eternal story of young
lovers breaking all the rules and risking everything to be together is
beautifully told in “Tanna,”
the first-ever feature shot entirely in the South Pacific nation of
Vanuatu. Based on dramatic events that took place on the volcanic island
of Tanna in 1987, the pic weaves fascinating details of tribal life
into a universally accessible and emotionally affecting romantic drama.
Very well performed by non-professionals drawn from communities whose
history is represented on screen, “Tanna” marks a notable narrative
debut for the experienced Aussie documaking duo of Bentley Dean and
Martin Butler.
Elegantly edited by Tania Michel Nehme (“Ten Canoes” and most other Rolf
de Heer films) and performed with conviction by actors who’d never seen
a film or a movie camera
before, the pic is a stirring tribute to the power of love and will
likely prompt many viewers to shed tears of sadness and tears of joy at
various points.
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