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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player, or on standard US Blu-Ray player. You need multi-region Blu-Ray player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Silent ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Alternative Footage, Black & White, Booklet, Commentary, Documentary, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, Short Film, Special Edition, Uncut, SYNOPSIS: Tabu (Tabu, a Story of the South Seas) is a 1931 film directed by F.W. Murnau, a docufiction. The film is split into two chapters, the first called "Paradise" depicts the lives of two lovers on a South Seas island until they are forced to escape the island when the girl is chosen as a holy maid to the gods. The second chapter, "Paradise Lost", depicts the couple's life on a colonised island and how they adapt to and are exploited by Western civilisation. The title of the film comes from the Polynesian concept of tapu (spelled tabu in Tongan before 1943), from which is derived the English word "taboo." SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards, ...Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) ( Tabu )