Film / 2024

Mother Tongue

Name: Mother Tongue
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-08-06
Duration: 17 min
Cast: Luciane Buchanan, Albert Rounds, Michael Falesiu, Michael Koloi, Elizabeth Thomson

Directed by Vea Mafile'o

Drama

★ 5.0/10Audience rating

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.

The story

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.