Anapela Polataivao is superb in this local smash-hit tearjerker set in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. She plays Mareta, a sassy but broken-hearted Samoan mother and teacher who mentors a fledgling youth choir from a private school to the finale of The Big Sing competition.
“A tale as old as Fame, of course - or any of those high-school musical films - but given a uniquely Samoan spin. One for the whole, national family in other words.” ~Radio New Zealand
“Rather than filling your cup with the usual triumphant warm fuzzies, Tina instead aims higher.” ~NZ Herald
Director
Languages
English, Samoan
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
New Zealand
Studio
Madman
