The Silent One
– A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest take..
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.
20 Oct 1985
English
Yvonne Mackay
Joy Cowley (novel), Ian Mune
George Henare, Pat Evison, Teraki Tokorangi, Turi Tama
This is a story of a South Seas island village. The villagers find a baby that had been set adrift. The villagers are warned of the dangers of keeping the child. The young boy is ridiculed by many of the villagers because he can not talk, but he can communicate with the sea turtles. Based on the Joy Cowley novel.
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