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The Sound of Crickets at Night

Ainikien jidjid ilo boñ

2012

This drama from the Marshall Islands weaves a story of family, love, and cultural identity in the Pacific. A rare feature from the atoll nation's cinema.

Why it’s here

A full-length Marshallese-language drama made entirely in the Marshall Islands, internationally screened and recognized as a landmark of the country’s cinema.

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