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Movies: Best Movies in Samoan(Gagana fa'a Sāmoa)

Samoan (Gagana faʻa Sāmoa or Gagana Sāmoa; IPA: [ŋaˈŋana ˈsaːmʊa]) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively, the islands are split between the sovereign country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language, alongside English, in both jurisdictions. It is widely spoken across the Pacific region, heavily so in New Zealand and also in Australia and the United States. Among the Polynesian languages, Samoan is the most widely spoken by number of native speakers. Samoan is spoken by approximately 260,000 people in the archipelago and with many Samoans living in diaspora in a number of countries, the total number of speakers worldwide was estimated at 510,000 in 2015. It is the third-most widely spoken language in New Zealand, where 2.2% of the population, 101,900 people, were able to speak it as of 2018. The language is notable for the phonological differences between formal and informal speech as well as a ceremonial form used in Samoan oratory. ()

Samoan is spoken in Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Samoa and 1 movies (between 2017 and 2017) with this language have been recorded so far. Most of these movies were shot in New Zealand (1). Popular genres for Samoan movies are Drama (1). One Thousand Ropes (2017) are among the best known & most successful Samoan movies.


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One Thousand Ropes(2017)

1h 35min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

The father of a deeply troubled household that endured tragedy both from without and within, seeks to reconcile with his youngest daughter by making a journey to both symbolically and culturally lay the family "ghosts" to rest.

Directed by Tusi Tamasese