Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

Director

F. W. Murnau

Writers

F. W. Murnau, Robert Flaherty, Edgar G. Ulmer

Themesblack and whitebora boracivilizationescapeexotic islandgay directorlove of one's lifenaturepolynesiapre-code