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Tabu

by F. W. Murnau, Robert Joseph Flaherty

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Filmed in Tahiti and Bora-Bora in 1928-29, Tabu is the story of the consecration of a maiden to the gods, who is, as a result, forbidden to all men. Unfortunately, she and a young fisherman fall in love and must flee their homeland.

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Book data: Open Library