The Land Has Eyes 2004 123movies

Watch: Pear ta ma ‘on maf 2004 123movies, Full Movie Online – The Land Has Eyes is an 87-minute narrative drama about Viki, (introducing Sapeta Taito) a young South Pacific Islander who redeems her family’s name by exposing the secrets of her island’s most powerful and important people. Shamed by her village for being poor and the daughter of a wrongly convicted thief, Viki is inspired and haunted by the island’s mythical ‘warrior woman’ (Rena Owen, Once Were Warriors). The lush tropical beauty of Rotuma (part of Fiji) contrasts with the stifling conformity of her island’s culture as Viki confronts notions of justice and her own personal freedom..
Plot: Coming of age story about Viki a young pacific islander attempting to escape the stifling conformity of island culture. Inspired by the myth of the Warrior Woman, Viki recovers from the death of her father and fights for justice and freedom for her community.
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Ratings:

	5.8/10 Votes: 137
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	N/A Votes: 7 Popularity: 0.801 | TMDB

Reviews:

Over-rated
I saw this film at the Rotterdam Festival, as did presumably all the other voters. The Director was present and seemed to have worked very hard and be very committed to the project, which I think explains the above average reception and mark it got. It’s most similar to a feature length episode of Aussie kids favourite “Round the Twist” but it takes itself too seriously to have even that redeeming feature. The movie in itself is maybe worth seeing if you’re trying to do a cinematic world tour visiting all UN member states, as I can’t think of another Fijian movie but overall it was generic, poorly acted (albeit by an amateur cast) and prey to the subaltern mentality. The moral of the story seemed to be that native islanders will try and screw each other over, but as long as there is an essentially decent white governor to step in, all problems can be solved (by leaving the island).

Overall An Enjoyable Experience
Saw the film at the first theatrical release in Honolulu. I was surprised at how many people were in the audience given the type of film (inde film with subtitles). The film quality at times wasn’t great (grainey and exalted). There was a Q&A after the film and there were several other Polynesians in the audience that really identified with the film, growing up on a small island and looking forward to bigger adventures in life.

There was one scene involving pigs that an audience member asked about and the thoughts of the director and how it came across weren’t really in sync. His description of what he was trying to say via the visuals wasn’t presented in such a way that I received that same message. The film does show some very beautiful views and vistas of the island and the people. It also gives some insight into the day to day life of people who live on a small island.

I enjoyed the film overall to get a look into other areas of the world and to see the cultures of those people. In the case of this movie, I think that mission was accomplished successfully.

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Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 27 min (87 min) (USA)
Budget 0
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Status Released
Rated N/A
Genre Drama
Director Vilsoni Hereniko
Writer Vilsoni Hereniko
Actors Sapeta Taito, Rena Owen, Voi Fesaitu
Country United States, Fiji
Awards 1 win & 1 nomination
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