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A fascinating documentation of the traditional musical culture of the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, in the South-Western Pacific. The three LP records published after a first one-year field-research in 1969-70 were a "phenomenal surprise" (Garfias) as they revealed a completely unknown music (outside of the Solomon Islands) of an exceptional beauty and complexity in its instrumental and vocal polyphonies. It seemed to the researcher an absolute...
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Soanin Kilangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island in the South Pacific. He organizes the largest cultural festival ever held on the island, but some traditional leaders argue that Baluan never had culture and that culture comes from the white man and is now destroying their old tradition. Others, however, take the festival as a welcome opportunity to revolt against '70...
7) Black Rock
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"Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival"--from www.imdb.com.
9) Wild oats
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"Everything changes for Eva when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
10) Turks & Caicos
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"Johnny Worricker is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the tax-exile island paradise Turks & Caicos. Trouble comes knocking when an encounter with a CIA agent forces him into the company of some dubious American businessmen."
11) A taste of whale
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"Every year, 700 pilot whales are slaughtered on the Faroe Islands despite the protests of animal rights activists"--www.imdb.com.
13) Dolittle
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"A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets"--From www.imdb.com.
14) Quackerz
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"The battle between ducks and humans for the place under the sun."--www.imdb.com.
16) Death hunt
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"A land developer and his girlfriend are hunted on a remote island for sport by three deranged locals."--www.imdb.com.
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The Australian Federal Police find adventure and challenges in the region as they join the multinational police force known as the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and embark on a tour of duty to East Timor. Australian Federal Agents have policed the Solomon Islands since 2003 at the invitation of its Prime Minister as part of RAMSI. The Solomon Islands has been torn apart by ethnic violence during a four year period of civil...
19) Fantasy Island
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"When the owner and operator of a luxurious island invites a collection of guests to live out their most elaborate fantasies in relative seclusion, chaos quickly descends"--From www.imdb.com.
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