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Hiko in Tonga: A Culture almost Lost

Hiko in Tonga: A Culture almost Lost

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Documentary

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A multi-generational film of a unique, vanishing culture of Polynesian women jugglers in The Kingdom of Tonga.

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Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

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Release Date

20 September 2019

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