The personal becomes political for a Polynesian family, as they struggle with the impacts of terminal illness and devastating secrets.

Manu and his teenaged daughter, Ari, live alone after the death of his oldest son in a plane crash. When Ari gets diagnosed with myeloma, a secret he’s been keeping since that fateful day threatens to take her life too.

Meanwhile, Ari’s best friend Natua must support his aging mother and come to terms with his absent European father.

Over the years, the friends’ troubles push them to extreme measures and illuminate the importance of family.

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