Pear ta ma'on maf

Movie
German title	Pear ta ma'on maf
Original title	Pear ta ma'on maf
Country of production	Fiji
original language	Rotuman
Publishing year	2004
length	87 minutes
Rod
script	Vilsoni Hereniko
production	Jeannette Paulson Hereniko Corey Tong Vilsoni Hereniko
music	Clive Cockburn Audy Kimura
cut	Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
occupation
Sapeta Taito : Viki Rena Owen : Warrior Voi Fesiatu : Hapati Elisapeti Kafonika Inia : Mata John Fatiaki : Noa Ritie Titofaga : Maurea James Davenport : Judge Clarke Maniue Vilsoni : Koroa Sarote Fonmanu : rako / teacher Emily Erasito : Hanisi / Viki's sister

Pear ta ma'on maf ( German The Land Has Eyes ) is a Fijian film from 2004. Its screenplay was written by Vilsoni Hereniko . It is the first (and so far only) feature film from Fiji .

action

The main character, Viki, is a young Rotuman whose father is falsely accused of being a thief. She finds inspiration in a mysterious "warrior" from the legends of her people.

production

The film was shot on Rotuma Island , where producer Vilsoni Hereniko was born.

In this film, Sapeta Taito , who was only 15 when shooting started, made her film debut.

literature

• Alan Howard: Presenting Rotuma to the World. The Making of The Land Has Eyes. In: Visual Anthropology Review , 22, 2006, H. 1, pp. 73-95. (PDF; 568 KB).

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Pear ta ma'on maf in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Fijian Film , ABC Radio Australia.
2. ↑ Summary of the plot on the official website of the film . Retrieved May 14, 2017 (English).
3. ↑ IMDB .