The Queendom of Tonga
2017, 51 minutes
A person with one arm up and one arm slung across their chest, suggestive of dancing. They wear a hot pink headband and top, mesh shawl and have a teal pattern on their skin.
Genre
documentary   animation   feature (45 min or over)  
Media type
film/video  
Country of origin

Kingdom of Tonga

Filming locations

Kingdom of Tonga

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
A person with one arm up and one arm slung across their chest, suggestive of dancing. They wear a hot pink headband and top, mesh shawl and have a teal pattern on their skin.
Description

A Peace Corps volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga has been told to keep his sexual orientation private. Members of the transgender community, the fakaleitis, navigate their own journey of self-discovery and acceptance in their small conservative country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

IMDb. “The Queendom of Tonga (TV Movie 2017).” Accessed June 4, 2025. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316304/plotsummary/.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Distribution
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References
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