Mother Tongue (movie)
Lea Tupu’anga- Production country: New Zealand
- Producer: Vea Mafile'o
- Production companies: Run Charlie Films, Script to Screen, New Zealand Film Commission
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 8/6/2024
- Run time: 17 min.
Movie description
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.