2008 | France | Documentary

Le Salaire Du Poète (The Poet's Salary)

  • French, English English 59 mins
  • Director | Éric Wittersheim
  • Writer | Éric Wittersheim
  • Producer | Éric Wittersheim

STATUS: Released

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For the first time in years, on the island of Motalava, in the north of Vanuatu, a new song will be written in the language of the ancestors – the language of the god Quat – and will become part of tradition. But even more surprising, this traditional song is written in honor of a White man, Alexandre François, a young French linguist, whom everyone there calls "Alex."

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