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You, The Choice of My Parents (2019)

Name: You, The Choice of My Parents
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2025-01-08T16:56:02+01:00
Rating: 3

Animation | 4 minutes

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Genre: Animation / Drama

Duration: 4 minuten

Country: Fiji

Directed by: Meli Tuqota Jr

IMDb score: 5,5 (7)

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You, The Choice of My Parents plot

Konai Helu Thaman is a poet from Tonga whose poems have touched people all over the world. One of her memorable poems, ‘You, The Choice of My Parents’, is an exploration of a woman undergoing an arranged marriage with a man chosen by her parents. Her thoughts and reflections are laid bare on a traditional Tongan cloth called ‘Ngatu’, with each chapter of her life shown through a new sheet of Ngatu.