Leota Uelese Petaia in One Thousand Ropes Source: SBS
They're not your big budget blockbusters. But some of the films from countries like Samoa, India and Vietnam are getting rave reviews from Australian cinema-goers. Samoa's Tusi Tamasese's film One Thousand Ropes has been well attended especially by Pacific Island cinema-goers around Australia and many have praised its raw and honest depiction of domestic violence in Pacific communities.
They're not your big budget blockbusters. But some of the films from countries like Samoa, India and Vietnam are getting rave reviews from Australian cinema-goers. Samoa's Tusi Tamasese's film One Thousand Ropes has been well attended especially by Pacific Island cinema-goers around Australia and many have praised its raw and honest depiction of domestic violence in Pacific communities.
