The Silent One

Director/creator

Yvonne Mackay

Year

1984

Format

Feature

Languages

English

Countries

New Zealand

Tags

adoption/foster care, D/deaf child, D/deaf child hearing parent, D/deaf mystic, D/deaf suspect/villain, friendship, Indigenous character/themes, Māori, wild child

Summary

A deaf boy is found floating at sea and is taken in by villagers, but his friendship with a turtle will cause the superstitious community to view the friends as bad omens

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