Dain was put forward as the lead by the village chief, chosen largely for his good looks.
“What a tragedy that this young, gorgeous bloke dies merely because he didn’t get antibiotics into him quick enough.”
Filmed in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, it tells the forbidden love story of a young girl, Wawa (Marie Wawa), who falls for the grandson of her chief, Dain (Mungau Dain).
Dain was in his late 20s when he died a few days ago, and left behind his wife, Nancy, and two young children.