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Moana is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Robert Flaherty released in USA on 7 january 1926

Moana (1926)

Moana
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Released in USA 7 january 1926
Length 1h17
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Rating67% 3.388943.388943.388943.388943.38894

Moana ([ˈmo.ana]) is a 1926 American documentary film, or more strictly a work of docufiction, that was directed by Robert J. Flaherty, the creator of Nanook of the North (1922).

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Tourné sur la petite île polynésienne de Savai'i, le film montre la vie quotidienne d'une famille d'indigènes de l'île, dans le village de Safune.

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