

Tanna
Two tribes. One love.
In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing her arranged fate. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom.
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- Language
- Bislama
- beach
- tradition
- indigenous
- arranged marriage
- volcano
- tribe
- love
- pacific island
- volcanic eruption
- indigenous australians
- indigenous peoples
- vanuatu
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Music
Produced in
Australia, Vanuatu
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)New York African Film Festival4 May 2016
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York16 Sept 2016
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)London Film Festival16 Oct 2015
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)Adelaide Film Festival18 Oct 2015
CanadaCA
- Premiere18A Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke9 Apr 2017
- Theatrical (limited)18A2 Jun 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical156 Oct 2016
FinlandFI
- Theatrical (limited)K-1216 Oct 2015
FranceFR
- Theatrical (limited)Cabourg Film Festival10 Jun 2016
- Theatrical16 Nov 2016
GermanyDE
- Theatrical (limited)Munich International Film Festival30 Mar 2017
GreeceGR
- Theatrical8 Jun 2017
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival7 Sept 2015
- Theatrical24 Jul 2025
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical (limited)12International Film Festival Rotterdam28 Jan 2016
- Theatrical1210 Mar 2016
PolandPL
- Theatrical (limited)Brave Festival1 Jul 2016
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Tanna was released on 16 October 2015.
Audience reviews
1- R8/10
Reno
2/24/2017
**Romeo-Juliet of Tanna island tribe.** The film is this year's version of 'Embrace of the Serpent' at the Oscars. Yes, it is one of the five films to clash for the tag of the Best Foreign Language Film on the behalf of the Australia. Though the entire film was shot on Vanuatu's Tanna island and Nauvahal was the language spoken in it with the natives performing the film roles. This was really a stunning film. I…
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