The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia
2008-07-18 · 15 min · Not rated
When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual message on the wall of a girls' toilet cubicle, his life, and the life of the mysterious author, will never be the same again. Based on the Australian short story The Graffiti of Mr Kynyatta by Michael Griffith.
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- Christopher Dudman
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- Pop Films
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- New Zealand
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Kip ChapmanDave
Kirstie O'SullivanPE Teacher
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