Three Wise Cousins

Three Wise Cousins is a 2016 Samoan comedic film directed by writer and director Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, also known for his popular films such of Hibiscus and Ruthless, Take Home Pay and Mama’s Music Box, which mainly featured Pacific island life and ways of living. Although the film was shot on a “shoe-string budget” with a cast of unknown actors, Three Wise Cousins successfully racked up more than $1 million at New Zealand and Australian box offices. In its sixth week of being premiered in New Zealand, the film banked more than $700,00 at the box office. In addition, the film continues to get recognition from outside New Zealand in which it was selected for the Audience Award at the Festival des Antipodes in France.