Sione's Wedding
Another Pacific-themed comedy
The Orator - O Le Tulafale
Another film set in Samoa
Edwin: My Life as a Koont
Another low-budget comedy
Samoa
NFU short film about Samoa
No. 2
Another film about Samoan Kiwis
bro'Town - The Weakest Link
More Kiwi-Pacific comedy
Sione's 2 - Unfinished Business
Sequel to Pacific-themed comedy hit
Tagata Pasifika - The Naked Samoans
Documentary on comedy act The Naked Samoans
Event 16
Another low-budget feature
Groove City
Another self-funded movie
One Thousand Ropes
Another Samoan-made feature film
Overhearing his crush say she only likes “real island guys” is all it takes to get Adam (Neil Amituanai, in his big screen debut) packing his bags for Samoa, in this comedy by Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (TV's Fresh). Shot largely in Samoa over two weeks, the self-funded film co-stars Samoan locals Vito Vito and Fesuiai Viliamu as Adam’s cousins, teaching him the basics of island life. Three Wise Cousins reached number eight at the NZ box office in its opening weekend, and continues to win solid audiences, despite minimal publicity. Stuff critic James Croot called it "colourful and charming".
I set out to make a film that was entertaining. Whether it has artistic merit or critical [acclaim], it doesn't matter. For me, if an audience, in particular a New Zealand Pacific Island audience, sits in there and doesn't laugh, then I've failed.– Director Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, in a Stuff interview, 3 January 2016
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World premiere screening at Auckland's Civic Theatre, 21 December 2015
Released in selected NZ cinemas on 28 January 2016