Not much knitting or crafting going on here, but I saw another movie today. This one starts with a tale of how Rotuma was settled by a woman warrior. The main character is a student and the youngest daughter from a poor family. They are shamed by the other villagers. When the father is framed by a neighbor he is found guilty because the translator is the neighbors relative and also corrupt. He must pay a fine or go to jail and works himself to death.
He had encouraged his daughter to win the scholarship, go to Fiji and become a lawyer. She says she doesn't want to be a lawyer because they all lie, so he tells her she must be the first honest one.
The title refers to the tale in the beginning, where the woman warrior is abandoned by her brothers on the island. She survives and says the Land has eyes, and teeth, too. At the end of this movie, justice is served.
The background is very beautiful and the tale gentle and uplifting.
I liked it very much.
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