The Legend of Johnny Lingo
2003, G, 91 min. Directed by Steven Ramirez. Starring George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Joe Falou.
Not reviewed at press time. Johnny Lingo is an orphaned Polynesian boy who's shunned by his community, except for a girl named Mahana. He departs his island home determined to make his people proud enough to accept him as one of their own. He returns years later, secure in his identity and ready to earn the love of the one person who always cared about him.
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo, Steven Ramirez, George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Joe Falou
