Sacred Spaces

Sep 10, 2009

0h 16m

★ 0.0

Overview

Taro planter Lui's grief for his dead wife has infected his whole life. A chance meeting with a stranger, a widow bound in anger to the grave of her husband now drowning in their cyclone devastated village, inspires Lui to reach out to her. This releases him from his own pain and allows his wife to rest.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Blueskin Films

Sacred Spaces Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Lui

Malae Lialiai

Malia

Lena Rivers

Villager

Solia Tolai

Villager

Toetu Manesa

Villager

Onosai

Villager

Peni Tiaseu

Villager

Esera Tiaseu

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