Mother Tongue full movie. Drama film in Disney Hotstar+

Mother Tongue

2024

17 min

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.

Drama

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