| The Orator | |
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| Samoan | O Le Tulafale |
| Directed by | Tusi Tamasese |
| Written by | Tusi Tamasese |
| Produced by | Catherine Fitzgerald |
| Starring | Fa'afiaula Sagote Tausili Pushparaj |
| Cinematography | Leon Narbey |
| Edited by | Simon Price[1] |
| Music by | Tim Prebble[1] |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films |
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Running time | 110 min |
| Countries | Samoa New Zealand |
| Language | Samoan |
The Orator (Samoan: O Le Tulafale) is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story".[2] The film was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[3] but it did not make the final shortlist.[4] It is the first time New Zealand has submitted a film in this category.[5][6]
- ^ a b "The Orator (O Le Tulafale): Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 10 November 2011
- ^ "Samoan Feature Film First", New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 11 October 2010
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Bulbeck, Pip (29 September 2011). "'The Orator' Named New Zealand's First Foreign-Language Oscar Entry=2011-09-29". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Tapaleao, Vaimoana (4 October 2011). "Samoan language film in line for Oscar nomination". The New Zealand Herald.