Plot Summary

Pepe is the son of a successful Samoan businessman, who rejects his father's world and his Christianity. Although he becomes rebellious, anti-social and engages in criminal activity, as well as being expelled from school, he manages to establish himself in business. However, when he gets his girlfriend pregnant, he takes on the responsibilities of a family. Through his close association with half-cast dwarf, Tagata, he enters the supernatural realm of his traditional ways and begins to find some peace and meaning to his life.

Movie Details

Original Title
Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$800K

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Production Companies

New Zealand Film Commission logoNew Zealand Film Commission
Grahame McLean Associates